Welcome to the third and final part of my 3 part series on how to approach traditional publishers. In Part 1, I talked about the basic components of a book proposal, the cornerstone of making a successful pitch to publishers. In Part 2, I discussed the hierarchy of publishers, showing the different tiers of publishing. [...]
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Welcome back for Part 2 in my series about how to approach traditional publishers for your book. In Part 1 of this series, I broke down the component parts of a typical book proposal. A book proposal is essentially a business plan for your book that you hope will sell a publisher on your idea. [...]
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Well, I’ve decided. Kind of. Feedback from friends, family, colleagues, strangers on the street, talismans, soothsayers, noblemen, and others has convinced me that I should, at minimum, give traditional publishing a chance to work. Yes, I’ve heard all the horror stories. I know it will add time to the entire process. But the added reach [...]
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After spending the past couple of weeks dealing with things like airport security, airline phone support, end of year tax issues, our wonderful healthcare system, and the like, it seems appropriate to talk about another topic in the book – the abuse of barriers. Barriers are designed to block something – a person for example [...]
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After a flurry of WordPress magic, we now have an integrated look and feel for both The Book site as well as The Blog site! My thanks to Joel D. Canfield of Spinhead design for his invaluable help. Note the complete re-do of the site is not finished, but it does incorporate the new Celestial [...]
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