| It has been a labor of love and may have taken you | | | | Start Big And Work Down |
| a long time to finish. You probably at some point | | | | The best way to approach publishing houses is to |
| thought that you would never finish it. You probably | | | | start big and work down. If you get picked up by |
| left it in a drawer and forgot it and then came back | | | | the big publishing houses then you will make the most |
| to it. Now though finally it is done and you have | | | | money. The thing is not to fret as even J.K. Rowling |
| finished that first book. You have let friends and | | | | was originally passed over many times before finding |
| family read it and they have all said how great it is. | | | | one small house to publish her first Harry Potter |
| The problem is how do you reach a wider audience | | | | book. Just work you way through your list of |
| and get that book published? | | | | publishers as many love to get a new manuscript. |
| There are three key points you need to remember | | | | Do It Yourself Publishing |
| when finding a publisher for your first book. It maybe | | | | If you want to definitely get your book published and |
| a hard job and as stressful as writing the book itself. | | | | not go through the hassle of finding a publisher then I |
| It may take some perseverance but keep on | | | | would go and get the manuscript published yourself. |
| keeping on. | | | | The place most people choose is or You get to |
| It May Take Time | | | | choose the book style and the it is fairly cheap to do. |
| You may not get a reply straight away. Publisher get | | | | A Final Thought |
| hundreds of books daily to read and analyze. It may | | | | When looking to publish your first book just |
| take them some time to get round to reading your | | | | remember the labor of love it took to get it written. |
| book. Just be optimistic if you have a good book it | | | | It will be the same to get it published. It is a question |
| will be published. Even Michael Crichton didn't get | | | | of keeping the faith. It may take time and many |
| published in a day. | | | | rejections but just keep plugging away. |