The Western Cape town known for its wine and food offerings will once again play host to some of the continent’s and the world’s most celebrated authors at the 16th Franschhoek Literary Festival this weekend.
, takes aspiring writers through what it takes as well as how to sharpen their writing.
The film’s juxtaposition of historical footage, animation and present-day storytelling won it three Golden Horn Awards last year. “Therefore, the more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul,” Pressfield writes in the book.
Delivering a keynote address at the second annual Durban University of Technology Faculty of Arts and Design Entrepreneurship Week in 2021, the author emphasised the importance of creatives having ownership of their work. Regardless of which option the writer chooses, there are various processes and steps to follow before a book can be launched. For an organisation such as Jonathan Ball Publishers — which has been around since 1976 and distributes books on topics ranging from politics and current affairs to biographies and history — there is an intensive selection process.
“The publishing decision is based on a number of factors, including the quality of the writing where a manuscript is available, the novelty and strength of the concept where the manuscript is still to be written, whether we think there will be a big enough market for the book, will the topic be of interest to a broad audience, previous sales of similar books and also the profile and network of the author.
The company doesn’t consider poetry, short stories, scripts for plays, movies or TV or religious, educational and academic texts. Groep 7 Drukkers provides guidance for authors who are seeking to self-publish. A writer can email a copy of the manuscript to be quoted for editing purposes, which takes four to 12 weeks.
“When a manuscript is accepted for publication at Jonathan Ball Publishers, we take responsibility for, and cover the cost of, the entire production process, including manuscript development, editing, proofreading, setting and printing. Duncan says the cost of publishing “is dependent on so many various factors” that are specific to the requirements of each book.
“Groep 7 can take care of the packaging, distribution and administration on behalf of authors, using one of the four options.
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