Become a Published Author

Becoming a published author doesn't have to be hard or something that only a select few can do. I have personally been published three times (twice for poetry and once for a short story) and am working on a proper book proposal at the moment.

Many people make the mistake of writing their book and then trying to sell it. Bad idea. Unless you have taken your time to glean your competition and taken your target audience into account, the chances are, you will most likely face rejection after rejection. I personally find rejection really upsetting, but it never stops me from moving on and getting on with it. As a writer, you will face a LOT of rejection. That's a fact.

A book proposal is so much less hassle and easier for you to complete than a book. It also spares you with the hundreds of hours being put into a book that may never be published. And the great thing about a proposal is that it will take a week of your time maximum, if even that.

How do you write a proposal and get an advance on royalties (which many people do?) Personally, you should get some professional advice on writing a winning book proposal. I personally recommend 'Book Proposal Secrets' I am in the process of using this myself to create my own proposal.

Once you have received the thumbs up from the publisher, you need to get cracking writing. The course 'Novel in a Month' is a best-selling course by Nick Daws (A leading writer) and helps you get your novel completed in a month. Ideal if you are not organized and find it hard to focus on what you are doing.

A book proposal will earn you royalties in advance, and you never know, that idea you had years ago to write an incredible adventure just might make it onto the bookshelves in the very near future.