How to get your book Published

When I decided to write my first book, I had no idea how competitive the market would be. I naïvely assumed that writing the book was the hard part, and once it was complete, agents, publishers and readers would beat a path to my door. In fact, writing the book is the easy part, selling it is more difficult: probably because I'm not a sales person at heart.

I love to write, but when it comes to pitching my book - I'm practically on my knees with nausea and dread.

Starting out I found the best way to achieve my dreams, despite my fear, was to focus on writing the absolute best book I could possibly write, so when it came time to sell, I would believe in my work. I might not always believe in myself, but I do deliver the absolute best I have to offer.

Here are some tips that might help you, along this very bumpy road to published author.

1. Be a Writer - The amount of negativity I encountered when I first started nearly stopped me in my tracks. I joined writer's groups and found so many stories of failure, I questioned the possibility of success, which seemed as likely as winning the lottery. I began to notice that several writers spent a great deal of time expounding complaints and warnings; instead of writing. I decided that no matter what lay ahead, I am a writer and kept going.

2. Be a Reader - You can't offer something new, creative or relevant if you don't know what's available. Before you write, know your competition. Who is selling books to your potential audience and how can you stand out? There's no point of copying what's already available. You need to offer something fresh and new. As you write, emulate the best of the best. When you read a book, analyze what works and why. Consider how one author develops characters, or suspense, compared to another. Deconstruct your favorite works to uncover clues of style, language and voice.

3. Be yourself - There are no new stories. Whatever mind blowing tale you have to tell has been told before. The only thing new and exciting you have to offer is yourself. You have a unique perspective of the world and so when you write, be yourself. This is what you offer as a writer. Don't think of yourself as the "Next" Stephen King or JK Rowling. Build on what has come before you, but do your own thing.

4. Be Prepared - When the time comes to submit your work, prepare yourself for criticism and rejection. No matter how superbly crafted, thoroughly researched or revolutionary your book is; you will get negative feedback. Different people like different things. Prepare yourself for the criticism and take what is true and valuable and then toss the rest. Don't try to please everyone. Imagine a tailor who crafts a fine suit and then tries to make it fit everyone. The first person who tries it on is thick, so he adds fabric. The next person is thin, so he takes fabric away. And so on, until ultimately, the suit is ruined. The tailor must craft the best suit his skill allows and wait for the right customer. While he waits, he starts another suit.

5. Be persistent - Publishing is a really a numbers game. The more no's you receive, the more likely a yes is on the way. Consider every rejection a step in the right direction. You are that much closer to success. I'm not going to tell you rejection doesn't hurt. It just stings until you build up your tolerance.

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