New York or Arizona?
by admin on Sunday, September 18th, 2011 | 3 Comments
Ok, I’m writing a book right now and wish to know where I should set up camp when I am finished and ready to try and publish it. I have almost all my family and friends here in Arizona that can offer me support when trying to sell and promote my book but on the flip side, I hate it here and want to go to somewhere like New York. Not only that but, I heard that’s the place you want to go now if you are artistically inclined. But I know no one in New York and almost 200 people here in Arizona know I’m writing a novel. But seriously, what does Arizona have on New York when it comes to publishing?
NY! my best friend lives there.AZ is so dull!
Setting won’t do everything. I’m practically in New York, but getting published might be easier with a support system. Something to try if you want city life is to go a little closer to home first (like live in Seattle, or L.A, or whatever) and try it out. Cities are something to experience, but they can be expensive. You might get homesick, too.
If you are really set on being in NY, remember it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be. It could be much better or much worse than you hope for. Don’t head for it on reputation alone, either. You can be artistically inclined anywhere. People used to head for Paris, but that doesn’t always work. Still, you might be better off if the reputation you’re aiming at is the publishing houses’ reps. Try getting an agent first; you should contact the publishers for office locations if you can. They might not even be in the city. Some are just outside it.
Anyway, there’s some more to think about. Good luck with your choice!
You don’t have to be *in* NY in order to be published, you just have to have a good book. You may also have a better chance being published with a smaller, more local publisher as opposed to the monster publishers back in NYC… but again, I digress… It doesn’t matter where you live, a NY publishing house will publish books from all over the US… just get yourself an agent to submit your work to them and you won’t have to move.