Getting published - new authors

Publishing opportunity for new authors

For new authors, getting published is harder than writing your manuscript. Mainstream publishing houses want to make big profits for themselves and they prefer existing authors to write more books - sometimes not even good books - as they can bank on previous publicity to promote the new book. Or they can publish books supposedly written by celebrities because they are already household names. That's why they rarely offer a publishing opportunity for new authors.

The vast majority of manuscripts submitted to traditional publishing houses are rejected so the chance of them showing any interest in the brilliant novel you've just written is miniscule. The truth is that very few first-time authors have their work accepted and most never get their work published, no matter how many times they submit their manuscript. But if you really want to achieve your ambition to be a published author, there is a way.

New authors always had problems getting published

Many famous authors - including Byron, Tennyson, Ernest Hemingway, George Bernard Shaw, Edgar Allen Poe and Rudyard Kipling - paid to get their first work into print after they were rejected by traditional publishers. They experienced exactly the same frustrations as most new authors today but they all did something about it. And we can do the same for you.

We only publish work from new authors and we offer several cost-effective ways to get your manuscript published. However, our reputation depends on producing books readers will enjoy so we only accept work that meets the high standards we set. If your submission is successful, we will fulfil your ambition to be a published author and we will work hard to promote your book.

New authors can benefit from self-publishing

If we accept your work for publication:

• your manuscript is professionally edited, corrected, and typeset
• we give you a personal page on our GoldStar Books website where visitors can sample your writing
• your book will get worldwide exposure via the internet
• your name will soon get noticed by the search engines
• copies of your book are sent to the six legal deposit libraries in the UK and Ireland
• major retail distributors are automatically notified about the books we publish
• we only take small commissions for online sales or sales to distributors and bookshops
• you receive maximum royalties

Why do new authors choose GoldStar?

We establish good working relationships with all our authors and involve them at all stages of the book production process. We produce quality books and we believe we offer the best publishing options available.

Other pages in the New authors section outline the services we offer but you will receive full details when you complete an application form and tell us about your book.
 

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