Do You Dream of Being Published?You've written a book and dream of the day you will see it published. Your dream unfolds with a letter from a publisher who wants to purchase your manuscript. You work with professional editors and designers. When all these people are finished with your manuscript - it is a book. A whole department is available to market it and your book is sold in bookstores across the country. It becomes your success story. |
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The reality is that you send queries to publishers and collect rejection letters (assuming you even receive a reply). Getting a book published can be difficult. Numerous people write books but publishers can only accept a few of them each year. It is estimated that only 1 in 10 manuscripts will get into print. Your dream begins to sound like a nightmare. But do not despair - there is a way to become published.
Self-publishing is gaining popularity all over the world. Once there was a stigma attached to self-publishing. It was believed that people published their own books because they were not good enough for a "real" publisher. That line of thought is wrong! In the next decade, as computer technology improves and trade publishers become even more dollar driven, more and more of our reading material will come from author-publishers. A whole niche is opening up for writers who are willing to do it themselves. For many it has become a chosen option.
You can DIY by using this website as your guide and ordering Self Publishing in Canada: A complete guide to designing, printing and selling your book. It is the how-to book of choice for aspiring authors. Just as this website is your online publishing resource, Self Publishing in Canada is your offline guidebook that goes deeper into all the details. Self Publishing in Canada walks you step-by-step through the process of publishing your own book for fun and profit.
Suzanne's publishing tips and resources can save you a lot of time and money. Whether you dream of writing a book or have written one already, you can use this website and her book as your guide to navigating the often harrowing path to book publishing. From idea stage to design to printing to marketing your book, you will learn everything you need to know to make the best decisions for you. Your book will look professional and you will be able to compete with the trade published books for readers.
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Deanna Siemens
Author of The Big Cook - sold 30,000+ copies
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