I know it’s not December yet, but we’re all running to the finish line. We’re hitting heights of word count that we never thought we could. So what are we planning for the future of our books?
I know some of us are going to happily shred the work – figuratively or literally. And, some are planning to revise and publish it.
The publishing route isn’t easy. You have to put the manuscript away for long enough to get some distance. You need to look at it with fresh eyes and make some ruthless cuts or build it up until it’s the story you had in your head, not the story that fell on the page.
When you’ve crafted the story, you start on the long journey to publishing. Deciding to find an agent or not. Sending out your submission to multiple publishers. Reading ‘good’ rejections for hints on how to break through to the published side of the world.
When you get the acceptance, the game isn’t over. Now you need to market market market.
In the six months to a year it will take to get your novel ready for publishing, the e-reader world will have grown and the paper publishing industry will have changed.
Remember PaperBox Books when you send your submissions in.
Happy writing,
8 days til the madness ends.
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