http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/authonomycom-digital-slush-pile-or-the-road-to-writing-success/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/authonomycom-digital-slush-pile-or-the-road-to-writing-success/#comment-85888 junetee Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:30:00 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=232#comment-85888 I have  a book on Authonomy called Four Corners. I have been a member for two months and I didn't join just to try to get my book  published. I joined to see if my book was good enough to be published. I wanted to hear comments from people I didn't know, who had some idea what they were talking about. I wanted to know if I needed to make changes, and that is how Authonomy has helped me. Okay maybe I could get published, but it would take some time before it reaches the 'editors desk' - if ever.  While your book is on the site other authonomists read, comment and rate your book, and you do the same in return. And depending on how well your book is rated and how popular it becomes over a period of time, the higher it gets to the 'editors desk.' Once a month the first five at the editors desk get the chance to be read by Harper and Collins, and that is what everyone who is a member on Authonomy aim for.  But Authonomy isn't just about being seen by publishers and I think its a must for all writers because they can gain tons of experience. I'm really pleased I joined.  But  I do believe we are all doing 'the dirty work' for Harper and Collins, so they dont have to sieve through piles and piles of manuscripts, all they do now is look at the top five which we, the authonomists have chosen. But I've learnt a lot in the last 2 months, I've made friends who have the same interests, who have pointed out ways of improving my book, I've learned  how to write comments on other peoples books, and while doing so its helped me in all sorts of ways with my own book. I've learned more in this last two months from authonomy than I could have learned  from a two year course. And in those two months I've seen friends make it to the first five and people DO get published. There are some brilliant books on authonomy, and even if you haven't written one yourself its definitely worth joining just to read them. But don't forget, you have to back them and rate them too!  I have  a book on Authonomy called Four Corners. I have been a member for two months and I didn’t join just to try to get my book  published. I joined to see if my book was good enough to be published. I wanted to hear comments from people I didn’t know, who had some idea what they were talking about. I wanted to know if I needed to make changes, and that is how Authonomy has helped me.
Okay maybe I could get published, but it would take some time before it reaches the ‘editors desk’ – if ever. 
While your book is on the site other authonomists read, comment and rate your book, and you do the same in return. And depending on how well your book is rated and how popular it becomes over a period of time, the higher it gets to the ‘editors desk.’
Once a month the first five at the editors desk get the chance to be read by Harper and Collins, and that is what everyone who is a member on Authonomy aim for.
 But Authonomy isn’t just about being seen by publishers and I think its a must for all writers because they can gain tons of experience. I’m really pleased I joined.
 But  I do believe we are all doing ‘the dirty work’ for Harper and Collins, so they dont have to sieve through piles and piles of manuscripts, all they do now is look at the top five which we, the authonomists have chosen.
But I’ve learnt a lot in the last 2 months, I’ve made friends who have the same interests, who have pointed out ways of improving my book, I’ve learned  how to write comments on other peoples books, and while doing so its helped me in all sorts of ways with my own book. I’ve learned more in this last two months from authonomy than I could have learned  from a two year course. And in those two months I’ve seen friends make it to the first five and people DO get published.
There are some brilliant books on authonomy, and even if you haven’t written one yourself its definitely worth joining just to read them. But don’t forget, you have to back them and rate them too! 

]]> http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/authonomycom-digital-slush-pile-or-the-road-to-writing-success/#comment-71173 richard whittle Mon, 31 May 2010 18:11:37 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=232#comment-71173 Authonomy? Been there, done that... http://playpitspark.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/stephen-king-is-right/ Authonomy? Been there, done that…
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