| The book publishing process begins long before you | | | | do all the necessary work for you. You can gather all |
| actually start writing your book. It begins with a | | | | this input and then revise your work again. Then you |
| fondness of reading. Most often you read those | | | | have to learn how to back off and let it alone, while |
| books that are interesting to you. You find books | | | | searching for various means of working through the |
| you enjoy reading and books that seem to confuse | | | | book publishing process. |
| you. As a writer you dissect each type of book in | | | | You may consider taking the mainstream publishing |
| your mind. Those you enjoy reading help you | | | | route. However, you should know that this will take a |
| determine that which works; those that confuse you | | | | long time before the book you are writing sees the |
| help you determine that which does not work. You | | | | light of day or the public spotlight. You need to |
| read for inspiration and you read to discover what | | | | consider the publisher's guidelines and then stick to |
| you should avoid in your own writing. | | | | them if you even hope to be considered for |
| You may or may not choose to read books that | | | | publication. This may even mean more book editing |
| offer you advice and guidelines for writing your own | | | | as well as using the correct font and double spacing. |
| book. However, you will benefit more by reading | | | | You send in your single spaced one page query letter |
| such books. This is because within the pages of | | | | including your back cover blurb and then you hope |
| these books you are able to familiarize yourself with | | | | for the best while waiting. |
| the book writing process. Eventually, you learn how | | | | On the other hand, you may choose to go with |
| to use this type of book like a roadmap in order to | | | | self-publishing, which offers a great deal more control |
| perfect your own writing abilities and talents. | | | | over the whole book publishing process for you and |
| Within time, you get to work writing your book, you | | | | your book. This means that you have choices and do |
| draw up your own guidelines or outlines to flesh out | | | | not necessarily have to do things the way the |
| into a book. You write and then you revise your | | | | mainstream publishers do. Here you have various |
| work until you have the work as perfect as possible, | | | | choices of what you present in your book without all |
| enough so that it reflects your sense of a good | | | | the good stuff you love being deleted or revised. |
| book. Then you begin finding others to help with | | | | You have choices of the book cover, the back |
| proofreading your book. You may have an interested | | | | cover, formatting, marketing and promoting the book |
| family member or friend, or you may consider joining | | | | you are writing. With self-publishing, you have all sorts |
| a writer's group and get their opinions and advice on | | | | of win-win situations that simply don't exist within the |
| your book. You may even consider hiring an editor to | | | | traditional model. |