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They don’t have knowledge of Islam and other religion, Unfortunately Saudi Govt. support it and ban practice and promotion of other religions. Is this biggest cause of terrorism and hate rate among the Muslims World?

The popular saying today in society goes "Islam is a religion that is tolerant of other religions" however nothing can be further from the truth. It simply repeated to try to deceive people right to their faces that Islam has any tolerance for anything outside of it. Islam is dangerous and has no moderation in it.

In order for the Islamic faith to be true, that Muhammad is the ‘Seal of the Prophets,’ there must be some type of evidence that a prophecy that is written in the Koran was fulfilled. However, there is not. The best illustration of a prophecy that the Muslims can provide is located in Sura 30:2-4. This has already been addressed.
Since there is no prophecy in the Koran, Muhammad had absolutely no authority to challenge and supersede the writings and teachings of Moses and the prophets. Furthermore, he had no authority to refute the crucifixion that is clearly taught in the New Testament Scriptures. Islam’s defenders use the teachings in the Koran and the so-called authority of Muhammad to justify their beliefs. However, it must be noted that many Muslims are innocent and unaware of the fact that Muhammad himself failed to establish his own credibility as a prophet of God.

I’m currently writing a book of mine and I was wondering what is the criteria of publishing my book in Singapore? Thx!

i guess your book must be good to read, i don’t really know, but you can try get publisher on 88db, like McGallen & Bolden Associates and you can also try look for freelance publisher

I’m currently writing a book of mine and I was wondering what is the criteria of publishing my book in Singapore? Thx!

i guess your book must be good to read, i don’t really know, but you can try get publisher on 88db, like McGallen & Bolden Associates and you can also try look for freelance publisher

I really wish to publish my books, and i think young kids will certainly enjoy them. Is there anyway I can publish this book without going through an agent (NOT SELF PUBLISHING). Also, I am only in my early teens will that affect my ability to publish my books(s)?

As far as who to send it to, we can’t answer that question because we have NO knowledge of what your manuscript is about. Different publishers specialize in different things, and even within the realm of "children’s books" there are different types of stories.

The only thing that your age will affect is your ability to sign a contract. Your parent or guardian will need to sign it with you because you are not of age yet.

So do your own homework. Take a look at the most recent "Writer’s Market"… or even better, try the "Guide to Literary Agents".

I absolutely suggest getting an agent instead of approaching publishers directly. Since you are not a contract attorney, so you will need someone to look over any offers and to guide you through the publishing world. It seems that you have a lot to learn about the way publishing works, so they can be your guide through the tricky parts. Many amateur writers inadvertently give away a LOT of their rights for no money. Why skip an agent when they can save you from these headaches?

Also, you will not be seding your manuscript to agents or publishers unsolicited! Send them a query letter and see if they ask to see a partial, then a full. If you send the whole thing, it will just get you a form rejection letter. Research each agent’s specific submission guidelines and follow their rules!

Here are four websites that can help. Read them thoroughly (especially Miss Snark– love her!) and research, research, research! These can help you determine if the agent is legit or not:
http://misssnark.blogspot.com/
http://www.agentquery.com/
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com

Again, read Miss Snark. She has attitude, but is a real-life agent and her archives can answer any questions you possibly have. Read, read, read. When you pick up "Writer’s Market" or "Guide to Literary Agents", don’t just look at the listings, read them!

And don’t submit to anyone on this list:
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/twentyworst.html

You will face a lot of rejection, but if you really want this then keep at it! Work hard, and good luck!

I have written a book on Parsi Food giving many mouthwatering dishes. Which Publisher in India would be the most likely to take it on without me having to pay for the publishing.

Check out thi site:
http://www.writers-publish.com/cook-book-publishing.html

And remember, no genuine publisher will charge you for publishing. Simply because, publishers will publish a book only when they expect to sell it. When they know there are readers for such kind of books. Only then they invest in marketing and other costs for the books.

Also, some publishers do not accept manuscripts from writers directly. {{I dont specifically know about the Cook-book industry (but the above link mentions agents).}} So they ask for manuscripts from agents.

TW K

My friend and I want to publish a book together and we were wondering if that would be a good idea right now. Thanks Everyone!

Most publishers are right now enduring the biggest slump in book sales since the Great Depression of the 1930s. With millions of peope out of work and losing their homes,they don’t have money to buy books. Also a number of surveys seem to indicate that adult recreational reading is at an all-time low. So actually this is a terrible time to get into the book publishing business. On the other hand, "All things pass," so if you want to write your booki, go ahead — just wait until this recession is over before you get serious about publishing it.
Good luck!

I’m a teen writer, currently I’ve had about six articles published and I’ve written a book. I want to get the book published but I don’t want to use my real name for many reasons. I don’t want to be recognised as the author. I want to keep it secret. But does anyone know How to do this? I know how to go about getting a agent but do I tell them my pen name or my real name? Make sense? Idk. if it doesn’t tell me and I’ll re-word. Thanks!

All legal documents (including the contract) will require your real name so that’s what you give to the agent. The manuscript should have your real name and address on the cover page. You can follow your real name with "writing as _________" and give your pen name.

Now if you are referring to real people in your book and that’s why you are using a pen name, be aware that it will not protect you from lawsuits. Same thing with "borrowing" paragraphs from published works. Anyone who is concerned enough to find out who you are will simply contact the publisher.

If you would like to know more on this subject or other areas pertaining to writing, there’s a new amateur writers chat called "The Write Stuff" on Friday nights at 10:30 Eastern time. Location is http://www.burryman.com. It’s a private chat room so there’s no bots and no perverts. Moderated by professional writers.

I’m just wondering, if you can publish privately. Like publish one book or just a little amount of books? Is that ok? Or what? ‘_’
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Yes, of course, if you have the money you can publish privately.

Like if you were writing a recipe book just for your close family members or if you were writing a high school clique book for your friends…… whatever you want if you have the money for it.

That’s called vanity publishing when you pay for it yourself and self-publish.

Bookstores won’t carry self-published books.

If you want to get a real publisher who pays you, then you need to get an agent first.

The best self-publishing press is supposed to be Lulu.

More specifically, what is the prefered software out there to set-up a book’s layout? Can I use Adobe or is there something out there better?

Adobe PDF is an output file format…you publish to a PDF not layout or design a publication in it. (You could…but it would be like writing your research paper in MS Excel or PowerPoint instead of using MS Word.)
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I depends on how complex your publication is.

If it’s mostly text, not much text layout and formatting, not too many pages (<50), then MS Word or any Word processor is fine. Although, I’ve seen a document of 300 pages laid out using MS Word, title page, table of content, index and all…what a bear!

If you will be laying it out in chapters, with chapter headings, page footers, table of content, then consider QuarkXpress or Adobe InDesign.

The reason to use one of these and avoid MS Word, is that Word is always second guessing what you want done. It thinks it knows when you want to indent, how much to indent, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, bulleting and bulleting format, line spacing, margins, paragraph formatting, etc. Those features work for a short document, but when you want to control EXACTLY where text starts or wrap, they become hinderances instead of useful tools

Also, you’ll want to check with the printshop or publisher what files they’ll work with.

I like and have been using QuarkXpress for the past 5 years but will be learning InDesign because it comes with the Adobe suite of applications I purchased (need Illustrator and Photoshop). As well, the printshop I use works mostly with InDesign but will accept Quark files down-saved to an older version…getting tired of having to doublecheck down-saved versions of files for loss of layout and formatting due to that process.

I’m trying to publish my book I have written for young adults. Before I start my search for publishing houses, i would like some opinions on what houses I should check out first.

Thanks

Random House
Harper Collins
Candlewick Press
Little Brown
Simon Pulse

Those are the only ones I can think of.