King Aragorn Is a Publisher?
For those who enjoyed The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, this literary detail may be of interest to you. In a recent New York Times article, I learned that Viggo Mortensen was an author, poet, photographer, and a publisher. Viggo also played the heroic Aragorn in the movie adaptation of Tolkien’s stories.
With part of his earnings from The Lord of the Rings, Viggo founded the Perceval Press publishing house to help other artists by publishing works that might not find a home in more mainstream publishing venues. (See this Wikipedia link for a bio of Viggo.) There is certainly a niche market for the works that conventional publishers find too risky to take on.
I have had success publishing my books (43 to date) with mainstream publishing houses. If you have a book idea and are wondering what to do next, I hope your calendar is open on November 30 through December 2 when I host my second Get Your Book Published Workshop of 2006 in Dallas, Texas. Bring your idea or manuscript and leave with a completed query and pitch (the basic book premise offered to literary agents) and a full book proposal (the complete book idea with marketing plans, sample chapters, and so forth, which publishers mull over before they sign you up). If you want to get published for the first time, or want additional ideas for marketing or branding an entire product line, check this link or call 1-800-342-6621 for details on the three-day workshop.
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