While there are more people making better decisions with regard to their book projects, STILL hopeful authors are taking unknown, treacherous roads in hopes of finding publishing success. They begin their journey without a map, blindly rushing here and there in hopes of locating the entrance through which they can follow their dreams. They either stop at the first place that offers them what they think they want or they choose the wrong fork in the road. <\/p>\n
They say to themselves, \u201cI could spend time learning more about the publishing industry or I can pick door number one\u2014that nice publisher that will do all of the work for me and hand me a published book in a few weeks.\u201d Door number one is oh, so tempting. Authors reason, \u201cI\u2019ve put in some hard months writing this wonderful book, why should I take any more time chasing after a publisher when this company wants to publish it NOW? And all they want is a few thousand dollars. I can afford that!\u201d<\/p>\n
Fast forward a year or so and you\u2019ll find that author finally doing the work he should have done initially. He has a published book, all right, but things are not popping in his world like he thought they would. He has sold few books. The company has sold none. He gets so little profit from each book that he isn\u2019t motivated to put much effort into promoting them. Besides, he truly hasn\u2019t found an audience that embraces his book. It doesn\u2019t seem to be of interest to those he thought would buy it. Friends have pointed out a few errors in his book and he\u2019s disappointed that the editor he paid extra through the publishing company didn\u2019t catch them. He\u2019s also upset that the publisher won\u2019t let him out of his publishing contract so he can start over and maybe take the other fork in the road.<\/p>\n
Since publishing his book, he has had time to do a little research. He has joined a couple of publishing organizations and he\u2019s begun to read some articles about publishing. He now realizes that he didn\u2019t enter into publishing with the right stuff. In fact, he is kicking himself because he approached publishing like such an amateur\u2014not realizing it was big business and that there were so many sharks just swarming to get his money.<\/p>\n
He desperately wants to start over\u2014to make some better decisions\u2014and he is beginning to gather the information and facts he wishes he had collected before he went with the first company that expressed an interest in his project. <\/p>\n
Now, however, he is stuck in a contract he can\u2019t get out of\u2014that is, without turning over another chunk of money. <\/p>\n
If only\u2026 How many of you are seeking a publisher for your amazing book? Please, do not make the same mistakes this author and hundreds and hundreds like him have made. Here\u2019s the wisdom for the day:<\/p>\n
Study the publishing industry so you know what your options are, the possible consequences of your choices and your responsibilities as a published author. <\/p>\n
And write a book proposal so you will know that you are writing the right book for the right audience.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to add, hire a good book editor for your project. <\/p>\n
For more about how to navigate the treacherous publishing waters, read my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/strong><\/em>. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/rightway.html<\/a> <\/p>\n Copies of my ebook, 50 Reasons Why You Should Write That Book<\/strong><\/em>, are flying off of the Matilija Press shelves\u2014actually, through the Internet waves. Order yours FREE at http:\/\/www.patriciafry.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While there are more people making better decisions with regard to their book projects, STILL hopeful authors are taking unknown, treacherous roads in hopes of finding publishing success. They begin their journey without a map, blindly rushing here and there in hopes of locating the entrance through which they can follow their dreams. They either […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t