Comments on: Submitting Manuscripts to a Publisher http://www.composecreate.com/archives/1649 Tools for composing, creating, and teaching music Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Elissa Milne http://www.composecreate.com/archives/1649/comment-page-1#comment-233 Elissa Milne Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:09:50 +0000 http://www.composecreate.com/?p=1649#comment-233 Great advice, Wendy. But on the other hand, I know of publishers who have sat on manuscripts for years, and then have been genuinely surprised to discover that the composer has moved onto a different publisher! Another valuable thing for composers to think about is why would someone choose to purchase their music over the other options available in the shop today. Understanding what makes your product unique helps you and the publishers you are working with to create a product that produces pleasing returns - an important issue if you want to have more than one publication! Great advice, Wendy. But on the other hand, I know of publishers who have sat on manuscripts for years, and then have been genuinely surprised to discover that the composer has moved onto a different publisher!

Another valuable thing for composers to think about is why would someone choose to purchase their music over the other options available in the shop today. Understanding what makes your product unique helps you and the publishers you are working with to create a product that produces pleasing returns – an important issue if you want to have more than one publication!

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