Just when you think you have the whole publishing thing all figured out, someone comes along and bursts your bubble. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a pretty picture.<\/p>\n
This morning, a struggling author came to me using the same words I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard over and over again: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have a book, but I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sell it. What is a poor, out-of-work author to do?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
This author\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first mistake was to think he could support himself through the sale of his wonderful book. Where do these ideas come from? Are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153self-publishing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d companies giving authors false hope? Unfortunately, it is all too common for new authors to blast their way through the publishing process, spending money to fulfill their publishing dream instead of spending time learning the ropes. <\/p>\n
And this is why I am out there trying to head them off at the pass\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtrying to catch them through this blog, through the SPAWN Market Update <\/em>(for members of Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network) http:\/\/www.spawn.org<\/a> and at writers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 conferences, for example. I want to catch hopeful authors before they become struggling authors and explain to them how to navigate the hugely competitive publishing industry before they start making all of the most common mistakes. <\/p>\n I want to tell them to study the publishing industry enough so that they understand what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going on and so that they know their options, the ramifications of their choices and their responsibilities as a published author. I want to show them how to write a business plan for their book so it will have a greater chance at success. But I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop them all from making publishing blunders, so I invented the Post-Publication Book Proposal for those I miss. <\/p>\n If you are struggling to sell your book, order my FREE report on the Post-Publication Book Proposal <\/em>NOW. PLFry620@yahoo.com. Follow the instructions in this report and you WILL experience a greater measure of success with your book project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just when you think you have the whole publishing thing all figured out, someone comes along and bursts your bubble. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a pretty picture. This morning, a struggling author came to me using the same words I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard over and over again: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have a book, but I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sell it. What is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"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