Yesterday, I talked about Publish Your Book and promised that today I would give you a list of things you will learn about the publishing industry and how to more successfully navigate it by reading this book. Here goes. You’ll learn more about:
• Your publishing options.
• How to choose the right option for your project.
• How to write the right book for the right audience.
• What it takes to land a traditional publisher.
• How to locate and approach an agent.
• What can you expect if you have an agent?
• Why it is vital that you hire a good book editor.
• How to get your book into bookstores.
• How to determine the best promotional activities for your book.
• How to locate publishers.
• How to locate publishers’ submission guidelines
• Why submission guidelines are important.
• How to determine the genre of your book.
• How to self-publish a book from start to finish.
• How to write and recite a 30-second commercial for your book.
• How to write a book proposal from start to finish.
• What is a target audience?
• What is an author’s platform?
• How can you build marketability into your book?
• How to write a query letter.
• How to choose a good book editor.
• How to self-edit before hiring an editor.
I will add to this list in tomorrow’s blog.
In the meantime, purchase your copy of Publish Your Book at Amazon in print, Kindle or audio. Also available at most other online and downtown bookstores. Or order it from me at http://www.matilijapress.com/PublishYourBook.html
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