There used to be a statement you would see quite often saying, \u201cEighty-one percent of the adult population claim they have a book inside them.\u201d At the time (I believe it was the eighties when I first read this), very few of those people were actually writing those books. And they certainly weren\u2019t publishing them.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019d say that practically all of those eighty-one percent of adults with a book inside are writing them AND publishing them.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s something else I\u2019ve observed. A large number of those who are publishing books shouldn\u2019t be. And there are still thousands\u2014maybe millions\u2014of books that should be written and have not been.<\/p>\n
Authors, before you launch out and write that memoir, novel or informational book, study the market. Find out what is needed and what is popular. Learn what is already out there and determine whether or not you can produce something as useful or entertaining as what\u2019s already being published. In other words, is there an audience for your book? Is your nonfiction book different enough from what\u2019s already been published or is your novel similar enough to what\u2019s currently popular?<\/p>\n
To learn more about determining the potential success of your proposed book as well as how to navigate the publishing industry, read Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author<\/i>. It\u2019s in print, Kindle and audio at http:\/\/www.amazon.com<\/a>. Or order it in print form here: http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/PublishYourBook.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There used to be a statement you would see quite often saying, \u201cEighty-one percent of the adult population claim they have a book inside them.\u201d At the time (I believe it was the eighties when I first read this), very few of those people were actually writing those books. And they certainly weren\u2019t publishing them. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"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