Anybody know what the proccess for getting a book published is? Is it relatively easy(compared to releasing a movie or cd)?

I'm sitting on some very good pieces of literature here:

1. Memoirs of Cadetak
2. Cadetak: The Movie (Novel Adaptation)
3. Cadetak's Number By Colors.
4. Cadetak's Big Book Of Sarcasm
5. Cadetak: The Autobiography with a listening tape voiced by James Earl Jones.
6. Cadetak Goes To Atlantis. (based on a true story)
7. The Cadetak Code.
8. Cadetak for Dummies.



Seriosly though...I'm at my computer so often I mine as well write something while I'm posting.

You would read those books right?

I am in the process of having a book published, so here are a list of the steps that I have taken so far:

Compile a package with a cover sheet, first 40 or so pages of the book, and then the outline for the rest of the book.

Send one of these packages to each of the publishers of your choice.

Once a publisher expresses interest in your book, the writers etiquette requires that you remain with that publisher until you either accept the offer and sign onto a contract, or reject the offer. If you reject the offer, you are free to haggle with other publishers, but only one at a time.

If you are writing sci/fi or fantasy, you will want to wait UNTIL you have a publisher interested in contracting you before you look for an agent. If you are writing in a different genre than sci/fi or fantasy, you will want to start out by finding an agent.

That is as much as I know right now. My wife is just finishing my outline so that we can send the introduction package into the various publishers.

Good luck. I wrote my book for similar reasons. Out of all of the fields that I have experience, reading ranks number one by far.

Thanks for posting that info, Jalorm:

Yeah, I could never figure out why publishers are so picky. I heard you have to have the margins just right and you have to pick a certain font. If I were a publisher I wouldn't mind if it were written on parchment, as long as it was legible and a fascinating book to read.

It's just like with resume's too. It doesn't matter if you type your resume' on golden stationery, if the qualifications aren't there, you won't get the job no matter how pretty you make it look.

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Useful information, Jalorm. I've attempted to write books many times, but I always lose interest and motivation halfway into the story. It's a curse! Any tips on how to stick with a book?

I always went through phases where I would write several chapters in a day. After finishing a chapter, if it was a good chapter, I would feel elated and wonder how I could ever lose my momentum. I really liked writing the story too, I just had a hard time motivating myself to sit down and write. I finally discovered that what works best for me was to make sure that all of the variables for writing were met for the time that I wanted to write. This meant making sure that I had a drink, comfortable chair, at least two hours to work on it, and no distractions. The act of prepping my environment to write seemed to make it easier to stay consistent. When I did not prepare the environment, I would never get very far because I would want a drink, or the phone would ring, or the neighbors would want to do dinner with us. Another factor that helped a lot was sharing what I had written with others so far, especially other writers. It helps to motivate.

Good luck!

Great info. This makes me want to get writing again. Thanks!

Yeah man I'd buy the box set.

I find it hard to sit down and write sometimes. The idea and motivation is there, but I often get distracted. I post a lot of my stories on fanfiction.net or fictionpress.com, but they always get buried before anyone sees them.