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# Ha!
Just out of curiousity, has anyone here had any experience of getting a book published?
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:42, archived)
# Nope!
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:42, archived)
# Bugger.
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:43, archived)
# Glad I could help.
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:45, archived)
# Best exchange ever.
(I helped save b3ta! Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:48, archived)
# Nope!
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:44, archived)
# yes
sort of
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:47, archived)
# I think you mean 'Nope!'
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:48, archived)
# ^this
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:52, archived)
# Aha!
I was just curious as I'd like to write a spot of fiction and wondered how to crack into that racket...
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:50, archived)
# my brother-in-law is a tv comedy writer
he's written a book though, but his agent/editor chopped it about so much that he decided to self-publish
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:04, archived)
# Awesome (the comedy-writing bit)
Must be a grand job.
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:16, archived)
# yer
he does 2 hours a day in the afternoons - the BBC just say "Think of funny stuff, and we'll pay you"
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:26, archived)
# If you think you can turn your hand to drama, the BBC are great.
They'll give unsolicited scripts a read, and they're always producing stuff by new writers. Have a look around: www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Magnet Like a diamond geezer, but better, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:51, archived)
# Nope!
Me again.
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:53, archived)
# I have read some books, if that's any help.
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:56, archived)
# From my ex's experience,
A good agent is really the only way to go. Vanity Publishing (doing it yourself) tends to end up just costing you money, and not getting a 'deal'.

Or should I have said 'Nope'?
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:57, archived)
#
yes, you should have said 'Nope!'
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:58, archived)
# I knew I'd got it wrong.
Sorry.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:00, archived)
# I did self-publish a book,
but I did it through lulu.com, who print on demand, so no money has to be paid and they also list it on Amazon for free.
However, it's still rather depressing having to do all the PR for it.
Ta!
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:14, archived)
# That's the thing, the marketing and PR get taken care of through the agent.
getting it to book fairs and the like.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:16, archived)
# nope
but mrs monstrinho likes to post her writing shenanigans on writing.com they have a big community of people trying to get published. I'm sure they have advice. fugly website though.
(I helped save b3ta! monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:06, archived)
# Ah, I shall have a peek.
Ta!
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:13, archived)
# Nope
Actually yes I am Jeffrey Archer.

I mean nope.
(I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 10:11, archived)