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Here are the first ten steps (but you need to log on to Twitter for 11-20):
STEP 1: Finish your book! Sound easy? Not so fast.
It needs to be PERFECT!
STEP 2: Your manuscript needs to
grab readers by the throat & never let go. Read Noah Lukeman's THE FIRST
FIVE PAGES!
STEP 3: Do NOT ask friends &
family to read your manuscript. That isn't fair to them or to you. Get outside
feedback!
STEP 4: Find a writer's group, or
better yet, a librarian or bookseller to read your work. They know their stuff!
STEP 5: R U sensitive? Jump ship
now! Writing isn't for the feint of heart. Criticism is coming! Be ready for
it!
STEP 6: When you want to give up,
remember... it only takes ONE agent and ONE publisher to fall in love with your
work.
STEP 7: It's nearly impossible to
get a publishing deal with a large publisher. Someone has to do it, though. Y
not U?
STEP 8: Writing isn't just an art,
it's also a business. ALWAYS present yourself professionally.
STEP 9: If you were an agent, would
you put your career on the line for your manuscript? If not, FIX IT!
STEP 10: Trust is key! If a
publisher can't trust that an agent has fabulous clients, that agent will go
out of biz!