PRLog (Press Release) -
Oct 18, 2009 -
Writers are afraid. Afraid of rejection, afraid they're going to make a mistake, afraid that their precious work is going to be stolen by a copyright bogie man. Even Seth Godin thinks people are afraid. (
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/10/fear-of-a...)
Seth's right.
With so many uphill challenges and problems associated with finding the right publisher - a reputable, advance-paying traditional publisher who will take a chance and believe in a writer's work enough to invest, an aura of general fear of rejection has crept in and is preventing talented writers from trying new methods to achieving publishing success.
Here's where the folks over at writeralley™
(
http://www.writeralley.org) have stepped in to help, by enabling writers to connect with publishers, in a friendly, safe way that omits the need for rejection letters. Much like a writers' version of craigslist, writers can make listings about their manuscripts/
proposals, for browsing publishers, agents and producers across the United States to review and contact them individually for more information.
By focusing on each writer's potential success, writeralley™
is breaking new ground as the writer's best friend, and the community welcomes writers from all genres and literary categories. Most of the site is free and also caters to jobs, housing, services and personals etc. Although the site is mainly aimed at the U.S, there is also a writeralley™
for Canada and the UK.
Publishers can make listings too, in search of manuscripts they wish to publish. writeralley™
has already won the support of several national publishing organizations, including the IBPA (the U.S. publisher's associaton) and Preditors & Editors. In fact, at the top of each manuscript genre section, writeralley™
recommends preditors and IBPA as an information venue where writers can go to get background information on publishers who might contact them on the basis of their listings.
If you're a writer or artist, and you're getting nervous about publishing your book, drop by the listings at writeralley™
and put your best pen forward.
Want to know more? Start browsing the listings at writeralley.org
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