How to Write a Book and Find a Publisher - Ulla Nedebock - Bog

Do you want to write and publish a successful book? Would you like to become a well-known expert with your own guide or non-fiction book? Or have you been dreaming of your own thriller or novel for a long time? Do you want to generate passive income? With this 10-step guide, everyone can find a publisher or publish their own eBook with a print edition. The recipe for success: You will apply to publishers before you have finished the manuscript! With a little bit of luck, you'll be writing your manuscript knowing that your book will definitely be published.Additional bonus: Well-known and bestselling authors from Germany reveal their tips on how to find a publisher and how to write an entire book.You will become an author sooner than you expect.Ulla Nedebock is an insider in the book business: She works for publishers in copyediting and project management, is an author for guides and children's books, and has been an author coach and publisher scout for several years.ContentMake Your Dream Come TrueStarting With the Step-By-Step GuideBook Writing With a MethodSuccessfully Finding a PublisherGive Editors What They WantWriting With an Editor, Agent, or Author Coach by Your SidePublishing Company, Book Packager, or Literary Agency - Which Solution is Better? How I Made ItCreating Passive Income With BooksA Book Is the Best Business CardInterview With Bestselling Author Heike Abidi, Romance Novels and Fiction Young AdultsHow Successful Authors ThinkNo More 'Buts'This Is How a Positive Author-Mindset Will Help YouMotivated Anew Every DayHelpful Routines for AuthorsA Book Is (Just) a PhaseStep 1: Plan Your Book ProjectChoose Your First Book! Design Your Plan BackwardsWorking With a Writing Plan and a CalendarCalculating the Page and Word CountCalculating the Required Working HoursA Deadline for the Submission of Your ManuscriptStep 2: Research Efficiently and SystematicallyCollect Material on Your TopicA Good Competitor Analysis Saves Unnecessary WorkResearching AmazonCompeting Products in the Local BookstoreTalking to BooksellersGetting Valuable Insights at Book FairsIf There Is No Book on Your Topic YetYour Favorite Books as Role ModelsStep 3: Define Your Target Group, Speak Their LanguageStarting to Talk to Your Target GroupStyle and Address of Readers Are Decisive for SuccessSuccessful Address of Readers in GuidebooksStep 4: Decide on the Content and TitleThe Preliminary Table of Contents as a FrameworkChoosing Your Title and SubtitleStep 5: Create the Word-FileWhy Standard Pages Make SenseStructuring and Adding HeadingsAutomatically Creating a Table of ContentsInterview With Advice Book Author Gerd KommerStep 6: Find Your Writing and Working RoutineWhen and Where Will You Write? Writing Routines That Help Against Distraction TrapsCapturing Flashes of Genius With SystemInterview With Bestselling Author Nicole Staudinger, Entertaining Non-Fiction BooksStep 7: Publishing Company or Self-Publishing - It's up to YouSelf-Publishing - You are Your Own PublisherPros and Cons of Self-PublishingInterview With Murder Mystery Author Arne Dessaul (Selfpublisher) Step 8: You Need a PublisherThe Path via a Literary AgencyWhat Editors and Agents Like to ReadThe Five Parts of a Professional Book ProposalYour Cover Letter Must IntrigueSummary of the Content Plus Sales ArgumentsThe Table of Contents Show Your StructureYour Résumé Fits Your Book ProjectA Writing Sample Demonstrates Your Writing TalentSubmit Your Proposal With StrategyStep 9: Author at Last - What's Next? You Are Offered an Author's AgreementWhat You Can Do If Your Proposal Is Not AcceptedBecoming an Author via DetoursNew Publishers, New Luck - Not Giving UpStep 10: Don't Stop WritingWriting Along the Table of ContentsLife as an AuthorThe Recipe for Success