Write, Sell, & Publish Your Book

WRITE, PUBLISH, AND SELL YOUR BOOK

“I am struggling to finish my first book for a number of reasons. What to Do?”

“I have my manuscript ready but don’t Know what to do next?

“I have written my book but I’m not sure if its good enough, can you read and tell me?”

“I have submitted to many publishers and have been rejected by multiple publishers. I am gutted. What To do Next?”

“My book was been published a few months ago but it’s not doing that well. My publisher has not done any marketing. What Can I do?”

“I have my manuscript ready and am determined to publish my book but not sure of all the available options out there. Can you help?”

Dear Members,

This is Hersh Bhardwaj. I am a marketer and author with publishing industry experience from New Delhi. I am passionate about helping authors achieve their goals of -1) Writing a great book 2) Getting it published, 3) Sell it well

As a marketer I have worked internationally negotiating publishing contracts and foreign rights. I coach authors online to prepare their online platform for their book’s promotion.

As an author I recently pitched my ‘branding’ book and received multiple offers with advance from world’s top four publishers. I studied literary criticism at University of Liverpool.

I get numerous emails every day with queries (as quoted above) . We do try to touch upon these topics in our Meetups already. I also help some of my friends from the group as much as I can but I have realized there is a need for a structured training and discussion on the topics.

If you want to be a successful author, merely being able to write a great book is not enough.( Presuming you manage to achieve that). There is a mindboggling lack of awareness and information about how the actual publishing process works and what you as an author must know to get the best deal.

I am offering to offer my expertise and insights to help you understand all you need to know to get you a publishing deal and once published help you sell your book. I am starting this group hoping we can have this discussion at least once every fortnight over coffee-

Here is a snapshot of stuff we can talk-

Creative Process of Finishing Your First Book Successfully

Plot structure, story drafting, and outlining.

Understanding your readers before putting pen to paper

Writing discipline

Tackling Writer’s blocks

First draft and subsequent drafts

Need for editing

Manuscript/Proposal ready What Next-

Understanding what publishing options you have

Traditional publishing or Self Publishing

Researching to find the most relevant publishers for your book

Approaching publishers- Creating submission package and applying

Enduring Wait For a Positive Reply

Keeping Track of your submissions.

Networking while you wait.

Things not to do while you wait

Creating Your Platform- Find Your Readers

Set up your channels- social media

Basic online marketing plan

Starting a blog and creating a loyal readership

How to leverage this network and platform to negotiate with publishers

Got an Offer- Congrats! Now What-

Understanding a publishing contract

Multiple submissions, waiting for more offers. How to bide time?

Negotiating for your best interests.

What to expect and what not from your publisher?

To your book!

Thanks,

Hersh Bhardwaj