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Turn Your Writing into
Book Action

By Lynn Wiese Sneyd 'The Book Biz Whiz', Literary Expert & PR Consultant

It’s easy to write and write and write, fill your coffee cup, and write some more. But if you want to shape those words into a publishable manuscript, you need a game plan, and that game plan may differ depending if you’re writing fiction or nonfiction.

Here are some tips to consider that will help you score a book victory.

Fiction

- Write the entire manuscript. Try not to edit as you go. Once the book is written, you’ll have a better sense of how to edit plot, characters, dialogue and themes.

- When you finish editing, hire a professional editor. Every professional writer, from Stephen King to Toni Morrison, has his or her work edited. It makes for better books.

- Decide how to publish. With the advent of e-publishing and print-on-demand (POD), you have options. Investigate them all.

Nonfiction

- Decide how you want to publish. This will dictate whether you write the entire manuscript or just a portion of it.
- If you want to pursue traditional publishing, then you need to write a book proposal that includes one to three sample chapters. Once a publisher acquires the book, then you finish writing it.

- If you are going to go the route of e-publishing, POD, or self-publishing, then you need to write the entire manuscript first.

- Edit your finished product.

- Then hire a professional editor. This is critical. Remember the writer’s mantra: Good editors make books better!

Lynn Wiese Sneyd 'The Book Biz Whiz', is a Writer, Literary Expert, PR Consultant and Owner of LWS Literary Services where she assists authors in book publicity campaigns, agent searches, book proposal writing, and editing.
Learn more at:

www.LWSLiteraryServices.com