So here it is, the New Year. This is the year you promised yourself you would finish that book and get it published.
Do you have a plan? What is your first step? How do you expect to handle the ongoing process? What is your backup plan? What is different this year than in past years to make your dream finally come true—to help you to meet your goal?
I would suggest that number one on your list is to educate yourself. Study books and articles and attend lectures designed to educate yourself about what it takes to become a published author.
Then gather information. What resources do you need at your fingertips?
Find a mentor or hire a coach to help ease you over the stumbling blocks you’ll inevitably come across.
Many, if not most, authors make many mistakes when they set out to join the ranks of the successfully published. Why? Because they neglect to look in all directions. They step outside their writing room wearing blinders and walk quickly to the only place they know within the publishing realm (usually a major publishing house) and they make a clumsy presentation for a book that isn’t ready to be published. And they wonder why they can’t get published.
If you are planning a book, writing a book, have a finished book, be sure to order a copy of my brand new book for authors—revised and updated—Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author. It is still listed at amazon.com as being on pre-order, but I happen to know that the book is completed and available for purchase. I’ll have it up on my website soon. You can purchase it at the publisher’s website
http://www.allworth.com/book/?GCOI=58115100599010
Happy New Year. Make this a Great year as an author