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amother

Cappuccino

Today at 6:24 pm

amother Clear wrote:

Following. I’m working on a historical novel.

No frum publisher would take it but it’s about a frum family and geared for mature frum adults.

I don’t whitewash anything.

Amazon self publishing does not allow you to sell it anywhere else, you need to make your own layout and cover and you can expect to make $300 a year.

Thanks for this info.
My 12 year old really wants to publish her fantasy book and it looks like we may have to self publish.
How much should we expect it to cost us?

amother

Tomato

Today at 8:13 pm

I don't think most Jewish bookstores would take it.

I don't read romances unless super clean like the original P&P and actually Harry Potter is less of an issue to me because the characters are not Jewish and therefore it's foreign and I don't identify with the characters. And don't let my kids read it.

If you made a cleaner, cheap, ebook version would totally read it. No negiah before or after, or physical attraction description.

As it is, my suggestion to you would be to make it something a non jew would read and then you can sell physical copies. Not dirtier, just understandable by a wider audience. I don't think most people who don't buy real romances would buy a Jewish version.

Other than library books, most books people own end up being read by their kids eventually.

amother

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Today at 8:24 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

Thanks for this info.
My 12 year old really wants to publish her fantasy book and it looks like we may have to self publish.
How much should we expect it to cost us?

It depends how long it is. But try querying it first with a traditional agent. Reedsy.com is a great resource

amother

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Today at 8:26 pm

CatLady wrote:

That’s a one-click for me! P&P variants are a huge market and the fandom is rabid. If you need a beta reader, I would be delighted to get my hands on this!!

I'll keep you in mind for an ARC. I did have it beta-ed a few times and sensitivity read. It needs editing

amother

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Today at 8:29 pm

amother Plum wrote:

I'd read that! And I definitely think you could find an audience in Israel- Pride and Prejudice was popular among well-read dati teens I knew when I was that age.

I didn't think about translating it yet but maybe that would be a good idea. I would need someone to check grammar for me.

↑ CatLady

Today at 9:30 pm

I think you’re better off marketing this as a Pride and Prejudice variation than as a frum novel. It’s much more likely to find its audience that way.

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