Off Topic - Looking for publishing links

[gutro]

Hey Everybody,

now I know this is WAYYYYYYYY off topic, but I was wondering if anybody had any publishing contacts, or contacts for literary agents?

I've finished my novel (my first one). I've been writing it for a couple years now. It's about a Marine who suffers from PTSD. It describes in raw detail (Apache style :D) what this marine went through, losing his best friend and later on his entire team.

I've contacted various agents/publishing companies, but not sure if I can expect to hear back or not. If somebody has a personal link, it could give me that little edge I need to get the ball rolling.

Let me know.

Thanks,

[SgtJim]

wow! sounds reallygood Gutro!
congratz!
btw, i dont know any publisher.....
but, i try to help you somehow.........you can check this website, it's really cool , if you need some money for your project:

http://www.kickstarter.com/

read the "what is kickstarter" on the top of the page


one member from here made a complete photobook project with that:

http://www.apacheclips.com/media/30034/Can039;t_Give_This_War_Away/

http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/showthread.php?12568-Can-t-Give-This-War-Away-Photojournalism-from-Iraq

[gutro]

Thanks Sgt. Jim. I got screwed at the end cuz i'm not an American. Doesn't work for us Canuks ;)

Thanks anyways.

[SgtJim]

Thanks Sgt. Jim. I got screwed at the end cuz i'm not an American. Doesn't work for us Canuks ;)

Thanks anyways.


upsss, sorry, idont know that ....

[MadeInRu]

Well, i have no clue about publishers, but you can try the following page. Make a good presentation there, and perhaps you'll get enough money to approach some smaller publishers and co-finance the book for some part.

http://www.kickstarter.com/

[gutro]

thanks MadeInRu, SgtJim already suggested that site and it's for American's only. I'm a Canuck and apparently you jerks are biased against us ;) j/k

[SgtJim]

i found someting for ya, maybe it's help:

Veterans Writing Group (VWG) San Diego County

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107491205966006
http://www.facebook.com/VWGSDCounty

Writers of all skill levels are welcome to join this informal group. This group benefits form the mentorship of local professional writers in hopes of offering Veterans a creative outlet to share their experiences and explore the possibilities of a career in writing. We hope to meet once a month, days & times TBD.

We can dialog on FB via open or PM or email gchatsan@gmail.com with any questions or call 1 858 205 2600

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Veterans Writing Project

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Writing-Project/153719251350655?sk=info

http://www.veteranswriting.org/
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