| Publishing and all of the challenges that come with | | | | publishing plan that most people would rather not |
| publishing usually come second in the minds of | | | | do. |
| writers. They write a book then edit a book then | | | | 2) Make a marketing plan, even though it is often |
| they begin the process of getting that book | | | | harder to do, try to write one out: Once a book |
| published. Often the answer is no, or nothing at all, | | | | or an online article is published, how will you get |
| but really, there is an answer, as the writers who | | | | people to read it? This is an important aspect to |
| have had success in the field of publishing will | | | | publishing, the many writers forget to think about |
| kindly tell you the three most important things | | | | this. Marketing is the only way to become a |
| about publishing. I have had a chance to talk with | | | | successful published author. A lot of that depends |
| a few writers who have seen success in publishing | | | | on the author. a marketing plan can be short or |
| and after these conversations I have come up | | | | long, but every writer must have it, and they |
| with three important things about publishing. | | | | need to use it to see success that they want for |
| 1) That there is a plan for whatever you are | | | | the publishing goals. |
| working with before you want to publish: Even if it | | | | 3) Plan, more plans, and determination: Once a |
| is an online article or a book, most writers do not | | | | book is published it is somewhat out of your |
| plan for what the audience, or the book or | | | | hands and in the readers hands. In fact it is Still in |
| whatever they might be writing should do in the | | | | your hands. what most writers do not understand |
| short-term or the long-term. No one likes to hear | | | | about publishing is that planning will only go so far |
| that their book will not sell more than 100 copies, | | | | if they have no determination to succeed in |
| as is. It is even harder to fix something that a | | | | publishing. It is easy to be determined when books |
| writer feels should be published now. It is a part | | | | are selling well and people want to read your book |
| of learning how to plan and this will make | | | | and the publishers need to make a second run of |
| publishing and writing easy. Plan for success but | | | | prints. It is not as easy be determined when book |
| also plan for times when whatever you are | | | | sales are slow, and there are problems. This is |
| planning to publish does not see success. make | | | | where determination will make or break a writer. |
| plans and follow them. There is one other | | | | |