How Do You Get A Book Published?

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How do you get a book published?
Como se publica un libro?

Practice, practice, practice. . no, wait, that is how you get to Carnegie Hall. . .

Well, first you need a book. After that, I would recommend you do some research into agents. Pick out some agents that have a history of getting their clients' books good publicity. Try some of your favorite authors' agents, they shouldn't be too hard to find. On their website, they should list what they're looking for in a book/author, and what you need to send to them to be considered. Next, gather the things you need to send them together (most have you send the first couple of chapters and a summary or outline of the rest) and send it to one agent at a time. Should the agent reject it, no worries. Go to the next one on your list. When one does accept it, they will inform you as to the rest of the process.

Oh, and make sure you do research about what kind of rates you can expect to pay for those agents. A good agent should charge 15% plus some expenses.

Well, when I published Is Lydia Strange? I did many things (along with some help):

1.Write (and illustrate if you want) your book.
2.Proofread it many times.
3. Copyright your book (it costs about $45)
4. Unlike most authors, I actually self-published my book (which is technically a lot cheaper than going to a publisher).

You can self publish at

http://www.lulu.com/

The first questions you should ask are

1. What do you want to write about ?

Fiction or nonfiction.

2. Why do you want to write it ?

3. How do you want to release your ideas to the outisde world ?

4. Who will want to read what you have to say ?

5. How long will the written work be ?

When you have the answers to these questions you will be in a better position to move forwards.

1. about my life and asperger's
2.To inform people on asperger's syndrome. And also how it is to be a minority with asperger's and the stresses that go along with that.
3.I want to release them to everyone, especially people who are ignorant of the disorder such as minorities, so that they can help become aware of autism
4. I want everyone to read it. i espcially want minorities to read it. But i dont know how to title my book to make them interested. I cannot put "Black with asperger's" that may make white people lose interest or decrease their interest because they arent black or a minority, and for the few black people who know about asperger's who buy my book, i wont be able to make a profit. Im not using white people to make a profit, i want them to also be informed about what kinds of things go on to minorities and blacks with asperger's. And let's be real, the autistic diagnosed community is mostly white.
But titling the book "black with asperger's" is like a girl going to a predominately male community and trying to sell a book titled "How to get a man", guys arent going to buy it because it will lose their interest.
5. the book will be closed to 1000 pages.

I have a title now. but i wont say it on here because i dont want anyone taking it