Author Resources

Here are some resources to help the nonfiction author understand the publishing process and prepare for working with an author's assistant. For permission to use all or any part of these articles and downloads, please write the copyright holder, Jan B. King at jan@janbking.com.

Articles
On Becoming an Author
Seven Most Positive Impacts of Becoming an Author on Your Business
Ten Powerful Strategies for Writing a Nonfiction Best Seller
Ten Things Rookie Authors Do to Mess Up Their Nonfiction Book Success
Book Proposal Strategies to Get Yours to the Top of the Stack
Seven Most Common Reasons Publishers Reject Book Proposals
Eight-Point Checklist for Working with a Publishing Services Company ("POD Publishers")
Book Sales Expectations and Best Seller Lists
The Financial Realities of Book Publishing
Six Tips for Authors in a Challenging Economy
A Short Glossary of Book Publishing Terms

Downloads (eBasics and eBooks)
From Idea to Published: How to Get it On Paper
How to Do Audience Research
How to Decide Whether to Publish Yourself or Find an Established Publisher
Finding the Perfect Publisher: It's Easier Than You Think
Book Expo America: Your Best Chance for Meeting Your Future Publisher Face to Face
How to Build an Author Platform and Attract a Great Publisher
How to Create a Book Marketing Plan on a Budget

What a Virtual Author's Assistant Can Do For You
How to Work with an Author's Assistant to Write Your Book
How to Work with an Author's Assistant to Publish Your Book
How to Work with an Author's Assistant to Market Your Book

Business Planning for the Rest of Us (Includes self publishing examples)
Book Marketing Plan (coming soon!)

Links
The Publishing Store - everything for the author and publisher where you will find more eBooks and eBasics
Small Publishers Association of North American (SPAN)
Preditors and Editors
Publisher's Weekly
AuthorLink
Dan Poynter's Para Publishing
John Kremer's Book Market
Publisher's Lunch
Book Business Magazine (online)

Writer's Organizations, local and online groups - US
Book Fairs
Writer's Conferences
Writer's Guild
National Writer's Union
Canada
Professional Writer's Association of Canada (www.pwac.ca)
Canadian Publisher's Council (www.pubcouncil.ca)
Editor's Association of Canada (www.editors.ca)
Australia
Australian Society of Authors (www.ASAuthors.org)
Links to many other Australian organizations
New Zealand
New Zealand Society of Authors (www.nzwriters.co.nz)
Links to many other New Zealand organizations
United Kingdom
The Society of Authors (www.societyofauthors.net)
Links to many other UK organizations
Ireland
www.Writerscentre.ie