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Getting Your Book into Print: Ready, Aim …
The chance of getting your book published goes up if you target it at a specific market niche and submit it to an appropriate publisher.
Writing a book is one thing; making it available to the world is an entirely separate proposition. The world of book publishing has changed in recent years, as self-publishing and electronic books have skewed the value proposition for both authors and publishers. While today’s author has other alternatives available, many traditional publishers still seek high-quality, marketable manuscripts. Once you’ve established a reputation as someone who can write books that sell, publishers are always happy to hear from you. Getting your foot in the door can be challenging though.
In this series of articles I share much of what I’ve learned about writing and publishing books. No doubt other authors have had different experiences. I don’t claim that this is the only way — or even necessarily the best way — to go about creating a book. It’s just the approach I have taken for my twelve books on software development, project management, product design, and consulting, as well as a memoir of life lessons and a forensic mystery novel.
Even if you’re able to get a book written and published (yay!), don’t quit your…
