Step 10. Working with the Publisher, Part 11 of 11

This is the last in my series of posts about how I got a non-fiction book published as a first-time author. If you haven’t seen the previous posts, here is where I stand in the timeline. [...]

Step 9. Creating My Online Platform, Part 10 of 11

As I awaited word from the editor at Simon & Schuster regarding my mighty tome, I decided to create what is today called an online platform, but at the time was just a web site, when blogs didn’t exist. It wasn’t something I was doing just for fun, although I did enjoy it. Creating a web site was one of things that I had said I would do in my proposal as part of my promotion and marketing plan. [...]

Step 7. The Book Offer from Simon & Schuster, Part 8 of 11

The offer from Simon & Schuster was not what I was expecting – because the offer wasn’t for the book that I had written about in my proposal. Jane called me (that would be Jane Dystel, my stellar literary agent, in case you haven’t seen the other posts in this series) and she went over the details before I spoke with the editor, Lisa Considine. [...]

How My Book Got Published with Simon & Schuster, Part 1 of 11

People ask me all the time how to get a non-fiction book published – not in so many words, of course. In this and the next several blog entries, I will spell out exactly what I did. [...]