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Steps to Publishing Success
Even if your best friend owns a top publishing
company, giving you an immediate "in," this does not
guarantee publishing success. First, you have to write a quality book that has a
clear target audience. And your book must answer a
common problem or a need that the target audience shares. Then you have to develop a marketing plan, and stick to it for at least two years. Let's begin with the process that should commence
before you write your first word. Begin by reading A LOT. Read books that you passionately love and books that you can't seem to make past page five. Then figure out what the author did in the book you loved, and what was wrong with in the book you couldn't finish. Write down these points so they are crystal clear to
you. Read other people's books for inspiration and to
discover what you should avoid as a writer. The next step is to plan out your book.
Narrow down your subject, and then divide it into chapters. Each chapter should address a specific aspect of the problem your book is going to solve. In each chapter, break the specific aspect down into several parts.
This will help your readers take in your information a
bit at a time instead of overwhelming them with every
bit of information clogging up the pages until they
feel like they're about to go blind. It's not quite
spoon-feeding the information to your readers, but
it's close. The next two steps are obvious. Write your book and
then revise it. And then revise it again. And perhaps
again. Of course, writing is extremely hard, and
writing a book can seem like an impossible task. There
are many books out there that give you guidelines to
help you become familiar - and even love - the process
of writing and revision. Find a number of books about writing. Better yet, find a number of books about writing the specific type of book you aspire to write. These can serve as roadmaps on your writing journey. Once you've written your ebook and revised it at least
twice, show it to someone else whose opinion you
respect. If you're lucky enough to know a good editor,
see if you have something to barter for him or her to
go through your manuscript. Or join a writing group
and let the other members critique your work. Then take all these ideas from other people, and
revise your manuscript one last time. And then stop!
Put down that pen! Get your hands off the keyboard! One of the most important steps to actually producing
a book is to know when to stop writing and tinkering
with it. You've finally written your ebook! Pop open the
bubbly! Give yourself a night out on the town!
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