It\u2019s wonderful to have your work appreciated by the very people you produced it for. But you don\u2019t always have the privilege of positive feedback. Not everyone who is ecstatic over your self-help book, novel, book of poetry or children\u2019s book, for example, will tell you so. But when they do, it\u2019s a day-making experience.<\/p>\n
I want to share with you a comment I received yesterday. Since I have not, yet, received permission to print this, I am going to share only parts of it and without attribution. When and if permission comes through, I will reveal the author to you and give her book a plug\u2014a book I happen to have, by the way. Here\u2019s what she says:<\/p>\n
\u201cI just returned home from a trip. I grabbed your book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em><\/strong>, for the plane ride. I have had your book for a few years, but hadn\u2019t read through it all, although I found a chapter or two highlighted<\/p>\n \u201cMy partner and I are thinking about writing another book and I knew I had to read your book before we progressed. And wow! I am sure glad I did!! I am embarrassed to say that I really thought this book was too late for us since we had already published a book via AuthorHouse. I assumed it was just for people thinking of writing a book. Once I read through the book on the plane ride home, I was both congratulating my partner and I on doing some things right, but also kicking myself for not reading this book full of great and critical ideas and suggestions we could have ALREADY used!!! Thank you for writing this book! I know that sounds kind of weird, but it is exactly what we needed to guide us through 2009!\u201d<\/p>\n I love it!!! Yes, this book is for the first-time, hopeful author, who is thinking about writing a book. But it is also for the author who is struggling to promote a book, those authors who have made some mistakes already and those who have a second project in mind and want things to go more smoothly, for example. <\/p>\n What will you gain from studying The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em><\/strong>? Here are a few things you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n 1: This book doesn\u2019t make choices for you, it gives you the information and resources you need in order to make the most appropriate decisions for your particular project.<\/p>\n 2: You\u2019ll gain a much greater understanding of the publishing industry\u2014how it works, what you need in order to successfully navigate within it and in order to succeed as a published author.<\/p>\n 3: How to self-edit\u2014what makes for good writing\u2014and how to choose the right editor for your manuscript.<\/p>\n 4: Your responsibilities as a published author.<\/p>\n 5: How to write a book proposal and why do you need one, anyway?<\/p>\n 6: How to establish your author\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n 7: How to plan for and approach the daunting, but necessary task of book promotion.<\/p>\n 8: And everything in between\u2014including many things you didn\u2019t even know you needed to know.<\/p>\n In other words, this book prepares you for a successful publishing experience. And, if you own a copy rather than borrowing one from someone else or the library, for example, you will refer to it over and over and over again for as long as you are writing a book, seeking publication or involved in promotion, distribution, getting book reviews, etc.<\/p>\n