Publishing your first book won’t always fit your expectations – either before or after publication. The best way to make sure publishing your first book is demystified is by having one thing: more information. Here, we’ll talk about five of the factors we think first-time authors often overlook – so you’ll be sure not to.
Tailor Your Publishing Journey To Your Genre.
To begin the publishing process, you need to choose a genre: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, etc. Your genre determines your next steps. For example, if you’re writing a novel, you need to finish your manuscript [1] before finding an editor or agent. If you’re writing a nonfiction book, however, you should write a book proposal that talks about your intention for the publication.
Consider How Well Your Book Will Really Sell.
You should consider how popular you think your book really could be. If your goal is to sign with a big New York City press, your book should be poised to sell 10,000 to 20,000 copies. Realistically, do you think your book has that kind of selling potential? Or is your book less flashy? Maybe then you’d be better off investigating small or mid-sized presses.
Think About Protecting Your Rights.
If your book doesn’t do as well as you’d liked or you’re not happy with your publishing company, you want to have a clause in your contract that lets you walk away with your manuscript [2]. Many publishers have long exclusivity clauses in their contracts. So, if you think you might want to self-publish your writing someday, you should see how long those periods last – or if you can get out of them altogether.
Make Some Friends.
To really get people talking about your book, you need people to read it first. That means you should be connected to an excellent network of virtual and real-world people who can read your book and share it with a network of people who will also read it. Publishing companies don’t do all the marketing for any books nowadays, so you’ve got to be proactive in creating a healthy buzz [3] about your publication.
Discuss Your Options With Publication Consultants.
There are many factors to consider – including genre, selling potential, and literary agents – before you can get your first book published. If you’re lost in the publishing fray, Publishing Consultants can help. Our experienced consultants can give you advice on all the arenas of contemporary book publishing – or if you’re ready to take more control over your publication, we offer four different levels of book publishing [4], too.
Author Campaign Method (ACM) for Authorpreneurs
This is Publication Consultants’ motivation for constantly striving to assist authors sell and market their books. Author Campaign Method (ACM) of sales and marketing is Publication Consultants’ plan to accomplish this so that our authors’ books have a reasonable opportunity for success. We know the difference between motion and direction. ACM is direction! ACM is the process for authorpreneurs who are serious about bringing their books to market. ACM is a boon for them.
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Cortex is for serious authors and will probably not be of interest to hobbyists. We recorded our Cortex training and information meeting. If you’re a serious author, and did not attend the meeting, and would like to review the training information, kindly let us know. Authors are required to have a Facebook author page to use Cortex.
Correction:
We take the quote by Marcella Smith, Small Press Business Manager, Barnes & Noble seriously: “The author is essential to the success of the book, giving energy behind the book to make it something that a customer will come in and ask for. That is what makes the difference in a book that sells, that develops legs, and has a life of its own. Otherwise the book goes on the shelf and stays there for three months. Then it gets returned.”
This is Publication Consultants’ motivation for constantly striving to assist authors sell and market their books. ACM is Publication Consultants’ plan to accomplish this so that our authors’ books have a reasonable opportunity for success. We know the difference between motion and direction. ACM is direction! ACM is the process for authors who are serious about bringing their books to market. ACM is a boon for serious authors, but a burden for hobbyist. We don’t recommend ACM for hobbyists.
We’re the only publisher we know of that provides authors with book signing opportunities. Book signing are appropriate for hobbyist and essential for serious authors. To schedule a book signing kindly go to our website, <
An Author Page on Amazon Author Central is a serious author ACM requirement and desirable for the hobbyist. Author Central is a free resource designed to help authors become more active participants in the promotion of their books. In Author Central you can manage an Author Page, update information about your books, and view Customer Reviews and sales information for your bibliography. If you don’t already have an Author Page on 
We hear authors complain about all the personal stuff on Facebook. Most of these complaints are because the author doesn’t understand the difference difference between a Facebook profile and a Facebook page. Simply put, a profile is for personal things for friends and family; a page is for business. If your book is just a hobby, then it’s fine to have only a Facebook profile and make your posts for friends and family; however, if you’re serious about your writing, and it’s a business with you, or you want it to be business, then you need a Facebook page as an author. It’s simple to tell if it’s a page or a profile. A profile shows how many friends and a page shows how many likes. Here’s a link <> to a straight forward description on how to set up your author Facebook page.
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