Readers want to see the good guy win, even if he's a hunchback.

Publishing 2005

Just My Best, Inc. plans to publish 6-8 books in 2005. We enjoy working with new authors who have finished their first manuscript. Since we work directly with authors they don't need an agent.

The author should do two complete edits on the manuscript before they submit it. Submit the entire manuscript via email.

Once the manuscript is submitted allow six weeks for a response.

We are not publishing books on poetry, religion, or erotica this year.

Real People

Janet Sue Terry

With all the negative issues in the world today, readers want an uplifting experience. They want to see the good guy win, to see him find love even if he's a hunchback. They need books about romance between real people. Real people are fat, bald, handicapped, have a nose that's too big, a butt that's too flat, or some other defect.

A big percentage of readers are baby boomers, widows, young professionals, and single parents with cell phones pressed to their ears. People don't have time to socialize. However, we all yearn for romance.

People want to believe they can find love. Readers feel good inside when the hero gets the girl or vice versa. Even if the hero is blind, or deaf, or in a wheel chair. Real people aren't perfect, and they don't have to be to fall in love.

Moral of the story, know your audience. Who will buy your book? How will readers relate to your story? How will they feel about your book once they finish it? Will they tell their friends about the book? Will they recommend it to others?

Authors want to keep their readers. Readers buy more books. Readers become fans. We all need more fans.

By Janet Sue Terry

Contemporary Romance Author

Read Possibilities and Resolutions

President of Just My Best, Inc.

JMB Book Publishing Company

http://www.jmbpub.com

email jsueterry@yahoo.com

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