Many people have the dream of becoming a published author. While some people specialize in a certain type of writing, many dream of what they consider the ultimate prize, the time to write a book. Many, many people you know may have started to write a book, but the unfinished story is sitting in a desk drawer, forgotten. This is a shame, but it is a common story. It takes a lot of dedication to write a book, and some people simply don't find the time to fit it into their life.
For those who do, there is much more to it than just writing the book. Once you have a finished product, you have to edit until your eyes fall out. Many writers may write a book, but the editing becomes too much for them, and they don't have the energy to do the many rewrites they need to do to get a better product. Some hire professional editors, but for many struggling writers, this is just not an option.
Who knew that writing a book would be so hard? You would think that once you are done writing the book that would be it; someone would take it out of your hands, give you a check and tell you that they would take it from there. Instead there is more work.
If you have finished your book, you still have a lot of work left ahead of you. The next step after editing and rewriting is to get your book out there for people to read. You want to get it to every publisher you can think of that might be interested in publishing it. This is the hard part, and the part most don't consider when they set out to write a book. The rejection will come, and it will be painful. You may get published, but you can expect a lot of rejection slips before your manuscript falls into the right hands.
For those who really believe in their book, but cannot find a publisher willing to take a chance on it, they have the option of self-publishing. This is a lot of hard work, and there can be a great deal of expense involved. Not only do you have to pay for pressing, you have to handle marketing and distribution yourself. Beware of online sites offering to help you with this, some are scams. Research any company before you sign or agree to anything.
About the Author:
Gary Pearson is an accomplished author. To learn more about writing and self examination visit Writing Now for current articles and discussions.
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