pt. I. Everything You Need to Know to Get Published Successfully in the Order You Need to Know It. 1. Understand the Big Picture. 2. Establish Clear Goals for Your Book. 3. Establish Your Book's Unique Identity. 4. Start Working on a Fabulous Title. 5. Decide Whether You Are Going to Self-Publish or Sell to a Publisher. 6. (Or 12) Write Your Book. 7. Write a Book Proposal. 8. Enlist a Famous or Highly Credentialed Person to Write a Foreword or Endorsement for Your Book. 9. Enlist the Services of a Fabulous Literary Agent. 10. Sell Your Book. 11. Negotiate and Sign Your Contract. 12. (Or 6) Write Your Book (If You Haven't Already). 13. Deliver and Then Revise Your Manuscript. 14. Keep Your Eye on Production and Marketing Details. 15. Solicit Endorsement Blurbs. 16. Plan Your Own Promotion and Publicity. 17. Celebrate Your Publication Date and Your Power As a Published Author. 18. Publicize and Promote Your Book. 19. Royalty Checks and Remainders. 20. Participate in Your Paperback Publication and Start Planning Your Next Book
pt. II. Taming the Monsters and Reaping the Joy. Monster #1: Self-Doubt. Monster #2: Procrastination. Monster #3: Envy. Reaping the Joy.
