Who Will Read Your Book?: The Unknown Writer's Guide to the Realities of Writing & Publishing

You’ve probably heard it said more than once: there’s a book in everyone. But for most people, that’s where it stays: inside them. And according to author and writing teacher Patricia Parsons, that is precisely where many of them ought to stay! But there are those would-be writers whose drive and passion push them to write, write often, write well and then pursue publication. They just need a bit of help along the way. And make no mistake; there is no lack of manuals that seem to want writers to think that there might be some magic bullet. There isn’t. But there is much that new writers can learn that might make the road to publication a little easier. Who Will Read Your Book? is a tough-love reality check on the vagaries of the new publishing models for aspiring writers while at the same time providing them with a kind of road map based on the author’s own experience as a writer, writing teacher, traditionally-published author and indie author. Here you’ll begin to think about how ideas are generated and molded into book-length manuscripts. You’ll begin to think about the realities of deadlines (self-imposed and other-imposed), word counts and writer’s block. You’ll think about using journals and figuring out what should be published and what’s there just for you. You’ll become familiar with the jargon of publishing: legacy publishing supported self-publishing, predatory publishing, imprints, hybrids and ISBN’s among many more. And you’ll begin to figure out what kind of publishing is right for you. Then you’ll begin to understand what it will take to get your book in front of your readers. Along the way, your guide, who’s been there before you, will share with your parts of her own journey. Originally a medical writer, Patricia Parsons spent 25 years as a university professor writing, publishing and teaching about corporate communication strategy and ethics. Along the way she wrote dozens of magazine and journal articles and a dozen books – mostly for traditional publishers – but more recently through independent publishing channels. What others are saying about "Who Will Read Your Book?" "...a truly useful guide to the modern online world of authors, writing, and books. If you think you have a book in you, read Parsons first." - Dr. Nick Morgan, Communications Coach and Theorist, Acclaimed Author, Keynote Speaker & Forbes Blogger, Boston "...a go-to resource every writer, unpublished, about to publish or well published, will want to keep close at hand as they consider their projects and how to bring them to today's market. It's the book I've been waiting for--the one that helps its readers jump on the publishing train and get off at the stop that suits them best." Sheila Bender, American poet and essayist, best known for her popular books on writing instruction, creator of the online writer's community "Writing it Real"