To break in, you need to write a novel. Try one of your own first. Don’t write a tie-in novel without a license, as you’ll likely just be wasting your time.

Before an editor commissions a novel from you, she’ll want some confirmation that you can actually complete a novel. Your original novel serves as proof of that, and there’s always the possibility that you can sell that elsewhere too. Once you have that sample, it’s easier to start knocking down doors, but without it you likely won’t go far.

That’s the short answer, and only the first step, of course.

To break in, you need to write a novel. Try one of your own first. Don’t write a tie-in novel without a license, as you’ll likely just be wasting your time.

Before an editor commissions a novel from you, she’ll want some confirmation that you can actually complete a novel. Your original novel serves as proof of that, and there’s always the possibility that you can sell that elsewhere too. Once you have that sample, it’s easier to start knocking down doors, but without it you likely won’t go far.

That’s the short answer, and only the first step, of course.

I’m sure that will come up, but I don’t have any notes to work from. I’ll be speaking off the top of my head. If you have specific questions, let me know, and I can post answers here.

I’m sure that will come up, but I don’t have any notes to work from. I’ll be speaking off the top of my head. If you have specific questions, let me know, and I can post answers here.

Should be an interesting panel.

Should be an interesting panel.