How to Publish a Book Readers,

I've got a new "How to Publish a Book" video online today. The following was a how to publish a book discussion at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh with Podcast Novel authors P.G. Holyfield, Mur Lafferty, and Elisa Lorello. We discussed how to publish a book as a Podcast Novel (or "Podiobook") at Podiobooks.com and how to develop a readership through an online community for writers.

Enjoy...

Stacey 

How to Publish a Book Readers,

I am officially a writer under contract with Bedford/St. Martin’s Press. Earlier this month, my wife and I received contracts on a textbook to be co-written with us and another colleague. I’ve had years to think about how I would first announce my becoming a professional author, and have had many published authors’ experiences to learn from. I am both humbled and excited by the opportunity to co-write a book for a publisher like Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Susan and I met with the acquisition editor at a conference in Denver, and she (the editor) treated us to a wonderful dinner. I’m reluctant to talk too much about this because the book has yet to be written. It’ll be a textbook on writing for use in college programs around the country. We sold the book largely on the table of contents and on the good word of mouth regarding Susan’s first book.

At any rate, this is an exciting project. I’ll be spearheading an audio-visual component to be produced online in conjunction with the textbook, and it’ll be fun to co-write much of the project with my wife and with our friend and colleague Roy.

I submitted my very first work to a publisher in 1989. It’s been nearly twenty years, and I have received over 2000 rejections over that time. But it looks like I will finally be working as a writer on a book for an established traditional publisher.

Stacey