Steps To Getting Your Book Published

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If you have taken the time to write a book, you have probably felt thrilled with your accomplishment upon finishing. But after the thrill has worn off, it is time to move onto that troubling next step: How do I get this book published? And even though the road ahead of you might seem long, the good news is that there is a road, and you can follow this guide to know exactly where to go.

The first thing you need to do, in order to get your book published, is edit your book, not just looking for spelling and grammar, but for everything! Even though your book will be edited before it is published, your personal editing will be important for getting the book published. The test for knowing whether you have edited your book enough is to ask yourself whether you would feel comfortable with the book going into bookstores exactly as it is in its current state.

It is time to move onto the most difficult step of all after you finish editing your book: you need to find an agent. Literary agents are the barrier between writers and publishers, so publishers can know that anything they are looking at has already been approved by an agent. But agents also act as the moneymaker, negotiating your contracts and trying to make you as much money as possible.

Once you have an agent, they will begin to submit your book to publishers, during which time you should be doing what you can to build a readership online. If all goes well, you will have a good-sized readership built and ready to read your book by the time you sign a publishing deal.

Publishing a book is a long, arduous process, as it can take months to get an agent, months to get a publishing deal, and a couple years before the book is published! But if you have the patience, and if things fall into place, you will be rewarded greatly! The main thing, when pursuing publication for your book, is to keep plugging away, making sure you are doing everything you possibly can to get your book out there.

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