빅 5 출판사와 함께 소설을 출판하는 단계

### 빅 5 하우스와 함께 퍼블리싱으로 가는 길 탐색하기
* 📚 미국 주요 출판사에서 경력을 쌓은 전문 서적 편집자 알리사 마테식(Alyssa Matesik)은 작가 지망생을 위해 **출판 과정을 이해하기 쉽게 설명**하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
* ✍ 첫 번째 중요한 단계는 소설을 완성하여 수정하고 에이전트에게 프레젠테이션할 수 있는 **실행 가능한 초고**를 만드는 것이며, 이는 그 자체로 중요한 성과입니다.
* 🔍 초안을 완성한 후에는 **신뢰할 수 있는 베타 독자에게 피드백**을 구하거나 **전문 편집자를 고용**하여 평가를 받고 필요한 수정을 하는 것이 필수적입니다.
* 📝 주요 출판사에서는 일반적으로 에이전트가 없는 원고는 받지 않으므로 수정이 완료되면 저자는 **문학 에이전트를 찾아야 하며, 적합한 에이전트를 찾는 데 도움이 되는 리소스**를 이용할 수 있습니다.
* 📧 매력적인 문의 편지를 작성하는 것은 상담원에게 피칭하는 데 필수적이며, **문의 를 일괄적으로 보내면 대기 기간이 길어지더라도 답변을 받을 확률**을 높일 수 있습니다.
* 🎣 쿼리 프로세스에는 인내심이 필요하며, **제출물 추적 시스템을 유지**하면 홍보 활동을 효과적으로 관리하는 데 도움이 될 수 있습니다.
* 📖 에이전트가 관심을 표명하면 **원고 전체를 요청**하여 추가 서신 및 잠재적 대리인으로 이어질 수 있지만, 이것이 **출판사의 수락을 보장**하지는 않습니다.
* 🏆 궁극적으로 **빅5 출판사의 편집자가 원고를 마음에 들어**하면 출판 제안이 이루어지며, 이는 출판을 향한 여정에서 중요한 이정표가 됩니다.

미국 주요 출판사에 출판되기 위한 필수 단계를 알리사 메이트식이 알려드립니다.

Hey there, my name is Alyssa Matesik, and I am a professional book editor. I worked at two of the big five U.S. publishing houses, as well as a leading literary agency. One of the questions I get asked the most by my clients is, How do I get my book published by a big five house? I had no idea how the book publishing industry worked before I experienced it for myself, and it can be a very strange enigma of a world. Today, I'm going to demystify the publishing process and lay out the steps you'll need to take if you want to get your book accepted by a major publishing house. Now, when I refer to the big five publishers, I'm talking about the five biggest publishing houses in the U.S., and they dominate the book publishing market. Now, technically, with the recent acquisition of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House, there will only be big four going forward, but you'll still hear me and others refer to the major publishers as the big five. Note that the process that I'm going to

outline is geared towards novels, as that's primarily what I have experience with. I know that this video is going to be a really high-level overview of the publishing process, but I'll dive deeper into specific areas in future videos. So, let's get started. Step one, and this is a big one, is to finish your novel. You want to have a workable draft that you can revise and workshop and ultimately pitch to agents. This might be the hardest part of the whole process, so if you're watching this video and you have finished a draft of your novel, major congrats! It's honestly a huge achievement. So, what do you do after you finish your first draft? It may be scary, but it's time to put it in the hands of readers. You might consult a group of trusted beta readers who could be friends or maybe members of a writing group. Or at this point, you might hire a professional editor for an editorial assessment, which is a big-picture critique of what's working and what could be improved in your current draft. If you're interested in learning more

about what an editorial assessment is and how it differs from a developmental edit. Check out my video that outlines these two types of structural editing. Now, once your trusted readers or your editor have provided feedback, it is time to take a deep breath, sit back down with your draft, and revise. Allow this process to take as long as it needs to. Sometimes, distancing yourself from your draft for a few months or even up to a year can give you the insight you need to come back to the pages with a fresh perspective. Once you have a revised draft, it may be time to share it with your beta readers or your editor again, which can be especially helpful if you're struggling to work out certain elements. But let's fast forward. Once you're happy with and confident in your revised draft, it's time to start thinking about literary agents. Your literary agent will be your partner in publishing. They will represent you and submit your novel to editors at the big five publishing houses, and you'll pay them a commission, which is a percentage of your book deal.

sales big five publishers don't typically accept unagented manuscripts. So, if you have your heart set on being published by one of them, you're going to have to get an agent. But where do you start? There are tons of resources and databases out there that will help you find a literary agent that specializes in your genre. One trick is to flip to the acknowledgment section in the back of some of your favorite books to find the name of the author's agent. I recommend creating a dream list of agents who you want to reach out to. Keep their email addresses documented, as you're going to need it. Once you have a solid list of agents who you'd love to work with, it is time to start writing your query letter. The query letter is your email pitch to the agent where you'll describe your book and also include some sample pages. Writing a killer query letter can be a tricky task, so you might want to consult your beta readers or that trusty editor again to get their eyes on it. You want to make sure you're enticing

the agent while remaining clear and concise. I have another video on the top five elements of a successful query letter, so check that out if you're working on your query letter currently. Okay, so now you're feeling good about your novel draft, and you have a strong query letter. That means it is time to send out your queries. I recommend sending a batch of queries. The number is up to you, but there's no need to send one at a time. I compare the querying process to phishing. You want to cast your net wide, and ultimately, you really only need one to bite. Also, like phishing, though, querying requires a lot of waiting and patience because agents' inboxes are typically flooded with queries. It can take weeks or even months for them to respond to yours, and in some cases, the hard truth is that you might never hear back from certain agents if they are just unable to respond to all of their queries. If you've received projections from agents in the past, check out my video on the reasons why they may have rejected your project.

and hopefully you're able to understand their perspective and the process a bit more. The important thing to remember with querying is that it is not personal. The best part is you can always continue reaching out to new agents and sending out additional batches of queries. I recommend keeping a tracker like an Excel file or a Google Sheet where you log who you reached out to and when and if you got a response. One day, if you just keep at it, you just may get a fish to bite. Typically, if the agent is interested in your project, they will start by requesting your full manuscript. That doesn't necessarily mean they're ready to sign you on as a client, though. You'll likely have quite a bit of back-and-forth correspondence once they've read your full draft, and if all goes well, they'll make you an offer of representation. I wish I could say that the offer of representation is your golden ticket to publishing, but it still doesn't guarantee that your novel will be accepted by a big five publishing house. Firstly, the agent will more likely than

not have their own suggestions on ways to improve and strengthen your book, and they will help bring their expertise to allow you to position your book in the marketplace. That's all to say that you can expect to complete some more revisions to your manuscript before the publishers even lay their eyes on it. Then, once you and your agent are feeling good about your draft and your positioning, the agent will submit the novel to editors at the publishing houses for consideration. They write a pitch similar to your query letter, but it's directed at specific editors within the publishing houses. If one of the editors likes your novel, they will make an offer with your agent, and that's your golden ticket. You'll sign the book deal and start planning your collaboration with the editor at the publishing house. There's a lot that happens after that point as you work with your editor, but I'll stop here at the book deal because that's the biggest milestone. Those are the steps to getting a book published at a big five house in a nutshell. Again, this has been a really high level

overview, but I hope it gives you some behind-the-scenes insight into how the process works to get novels published and on the shelves at bookstores. If you found this video helpful, please hit the like button below and head on over to my channel, where I have a lot of other publishing resources, as well as advice on how to strengthen your novel or book project. I'd love to connect and hear more about where you're at on the writing journey, so leave me a comment below letting me know what you would like to learn more about as it relates to getting a book published at one of the big five publishing houses. If you like my channel, please hit that subscribe button so that you will get notified every time I post one of my new weekly videos. Thanks so much for watching, and happy [Music] writing [Music] you.

How to Get Published by a Big Five House | Traditional Book Publishing Process

Alyssa Matesic

소설의 출판 프로세스 이해하기

전문 도서 편집자인 알리사 마테식이 미국 대형 출판사 출판에 대한 인사이트를 공유합니다.

최근 펭귄 랜덤하우스가 사이먼 앤 슈스터를 인수하면서 빅 5 출판사는 4개로 줄었지만 여전히 시장을 지배하고 있습니다.

출판을 위한 첫 번째 중요한 단계는 소설의 실행 가능한 초고를 완성하고 베타 독자나 전문 편집자에게 피드백을 구하는 것입니다.

편집 평가의 이해와 문학 에이전트를 찾는 길

편집 평가는 원고의 구조에 대한 피드백을 제공하는 반면, 발전적 수정은 심층적인 수정에 초점을 맞춥니다.

피드백을 받은 후 시간을 들여 수정하는 것이 중요하며, 초안과 거리를 두면 새로운 관점을 얻을 수 있습니다.

대형 출판사에 출판하려면 문학 에이전트를 찾는 것이 필수적이며, 꿈의 에이전트 목록을 작성하고 설득력 있는 질의서를 작성하는 것이 이 과정의 핵심 단계입니다.

소설에 대한 쿼리 프로세스 탐색하기

상담원의 받은 편지함이 넘쳐나 응답 시간이 길어지는 경우가 많으므로 일괄적으로 문의 메일을 보내는 것이 좋습니다.

이 과정은 경쟁이 치열할 수 있으므로 인내심을 갖고 거절을 개인적으로 받아들이지 않는 것이 중요합니다.

문의 사항을 추적하면 체계적으로 정리하는 데 도움이 되며, 상담원이 관심이 있는 경우 전체 원고를 요청하여 추가 서신을 주고받을 수도 있고, 대행 제안으로 이어질 수 있음니다.

작가는 출판사에 원고를 제출하기 전에 에이전트의 도움을 받아 원고를 수정할 수 있습니다.

에이전트는 출판사의 특정 편집자에게 소설을 피칭하고, 편집자가 관심을 보이면 계약을 제안합니다.

출판사와 책 계약을 체결하면 출판 과정에서 중요한 이정표가 됩니다.

이 동영상은 소설이 출판되고 서점에 진열되는 과정에 대한 인사이트를 제공합니다.

크리에이터는 채널에서 추가 출판 리소스와 책 프로젝트 강화에 대한 조언을 제공합니다.

시청자는 자신의 글쓰기 여정에 대해 댓글을 달고 주간 동영상 업데이트를 구독할 수 있습니다.