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Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi I'm Jody from WritersLife.org and today we'll be talking about how a book gets published the basics of how a book that's published please note that this refers to mainstream publishing and not self-publishing which is something else entirely but most of the books you see in bookstores happen this way for a first-time author a book generally starts with a completely finished and polished manuscript for fiction and memoirs in a proposal and a sample page for nonfiction yes novelist you have to write the whole thing published authors can sometimes sell novels on proposal it's then generally advisable for an unpublished author to find a literary agents very few publishers these days accept submissions from uh nogen tada and a good agent can give a project a better chance at succeeding and will usually be able to negotiate a better deal than the author would be able to achieve on their own once an agent has taken on a project they then send it to one or more editors at different publishing houses the agent will specifically target the submission to the editors that they feel are most appropriate for the book the editors take a look at the project and if it's something they are interested in they will share it with your colleagues and bosses to gauge enthusiasm once the editor has to go ahead to move forward with the project they will send the agent and offer the submission process can take anywhere from a week to a year or more depending on when or if the agent finds a match for the project an author usually includes an advance royalties territory and other specific terms sometimes the offer will be for one book or sometimes it will be for multiple books if more than one editor is interested there might be an option to determine which publisher will make the best offer when the deal points have been agreed upon and the author accepts an offer the publisher will then send a contract which the agent or the agency's contracts director will negotiate after the contract is in sight if the project was sold on proposal it's then time for the author to write the book once the manuscript is completed for nonfiction or after the contract is signed for fiction the auditor will usually send an editorial letter see justing content changes that the author will then make these changes are somewhat negotiable but for the most part authors will follow their editors suggestions when the changes have been made and the manuscript is deem editorially acceptable it moves to copy editing where typos and other errors are corrected and designed as it will look on the page the author has to review the different versions of the completed manuscripts to catch typos the publisher is also working during this time on the design of the book including the cover trim size paper size and other design considerations meanwhile the editor is coordinating with their marketing and sales teams to write copy for the publisher seasonal catalog write the jacket copy to hopefully generate enthusiasm among the sales team for the project and to help shape the marketing plans several months before the book's publication the sales team will be coordinating with bookstore buyers and other accounts as they place their orders which helps determine how many copies of the book the publisher prints the agent usually keeps tabs on this process to make sure everything is happening according to plan the publication process from finished manuscript to in books or books usually takes a year or more can occasionally be compressed if it is an especially timely project but the process usually requires quite a bit of lead time when publication date arrives the book goes on sale and the author is rich and famous beyond their wildest dreams sometimes not usually the author then gets cracking on their next book or rather they should already have been cracking and the process repeats the end don't forget if you're having a hard time reading or finishing your book check out our free writers toolkit it can help you overcome procrastination get organized stay focused and get your book published besides a to get your free copy http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit if you enjoyed this video jumping in - give it a thumbs up surround our notifications and subscribe down below and be sure to visit writer's life.org from our writing tips and tricks and I'll see you next time
