Before you submit your manuscript to a publisher, do a little research on the publisher first. Find out exactly what they are looking for. Many publishers will tell you they are not accepting certain books. For example, certain publishers just publish textbooks or children’s books. Ask them for suggestion on who they feel would be interest in your manuscript. Be persistent. Most authors have to submit their work many times before it is accepted.

Taylor

On 11-13-08 I had a book singing in Saginaw at Barnes and Noble from 5 to 7.  A middle school teacher heard about the book signing and came to Barnes and Noble to visit me with three of his students. They told me how the teacher put everyone’s name in his class in a hat and that they were the three lucky ones picked. I talked to him and his kids about how I became a writer and the importance of reading.  The teacher bought them each a signed copy. The manager was so nice to me.

   Two days later, on Saturday 11-15-08, I had another book signing in Royal Oak at Barnes and Noble. When I got there, I met the manager and immediately signed some copies for customers. There was another author up there that day, she wrote a children’s book. I gave a speech to the children about the importance of reading and read a couple of pages from my book.  After that some of the children bought my book. Later that day a reporter from The Detroit News was there and she said that she was going to do an article about me in the newspaper.

    Today on 11-16-08, I went to Grosse Pointe Woods for yet another book signing at Barnes and Noble. The manager was really nice to me. An immigration professor bought my book and is going to give it to the student who scores the highest in his class. I had fun and I met a lot of really nice people.

Barnes and Noble book signing 11-16-08.

Someone asked me a question last week about how to get started writing. First of all, you have to decide if you want to write fiction, non-fiction, self-help, or whatever else you choose. Remember, research is an important key to writing. If you research, you will get a lot of ideas from your data even if it is a novel. When you begin to write, find a comfortable place and use it as your place to create. The place you pick will actually become helpful to you thriving as an author. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW QUICKLY YOUR IDEAS WILL COME TOGETHER!

Taylor