Note From Louise: Some publishers will tell authors that they don't take unsolicited manuscripts and that the author should post their manuscript with either 1st Edition or Writer's Edge. I don't suggest this.
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1ST EDITION, www.ecpa.org/FE/index.html
Few editors are look at 1st Edition. There is no screening process so anyone can post a proposal. The good th ad and the ugly do. I know of an editor that had access and was appalled by what was posted. I'm not surprised that most edtiors won't waste their time trudging through the trash to get to one treasure that 'might' be hiding in its midst. Several self-publishing companies troll it, so I'm guessing that any contract you might here that come from posting there must be coming from those responses.
WRITER'S EDGE, www.writersedgeservice.com
This service is run by Stephen Board, who used to own Shaw. The evaluators are former book editors who have good reputations and know what will sell. This service may be worth the money you need to pay to find out if your proposal is really ready. If not, you'll get suggestions for improving it, but not a thorough critique. The monthly listings of available proposals go to over 75 CBA houses, and many editors read these listings. If they are interested in seeing a proposal, they contact the authors directly. Editors don't request many and only a few of those requested are contracted.
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Bottom line - the best way to get your book contract in the hands of the right editors is through a writers' conference or an agent.
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