We all have dreams about how to write a book and get it published, it is after all, one of the many American dreams. How many times have you laid awake at night with a idea about a book. Perhaps you have kept a journal beside your bed and write down the plots, characters, and settings, is your character a villain or the hero and is there sex in your story.
There are many steps that one would need to take on how to get a book published. First of all you need to have a good and interesting story, something that will draw the reader in. The story must be able to keep them captivated from beginning to end. You need to show the publisher that it is not the same book idea that everyone else has on the shelf. If the book does not captivate the reader in the first chapter, it probably won’t sell.
The Internet has become a great tool in information on how to write and publish a book. But buyer beware, there are many websites that promise publication, but may be in it just for your money. Do your homework, visit the library, talk to authors you may already read. Most published authors have websites, links or emails that you can contact them for questions and support. When it comes down to how to publish a book, the best advise to give you is not to give up. Contact publishing houses and ask for their mailing address and send your book to them.