Book publishing process

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[Posted by Stephan Iscoe:]

Hi, Rick;
Congratulations to you and your wife.
First check this out http://www.mygastricbypass.com/ -
one lady's way of communicating her story.

A search of Google Trends shows a pretty steady interest in
Gastric Bypass Surgery.

What I suggest (then I'll address publishing a book!) is to
set up a Blog (you use a free one at Blogger.com (http://Blogger.com) - example
at Genital-Herpes-Info.com (http://Genital-Herpes-Info.com) ) and just copy her Journal
entries to the blog.

Now, publishers (not vanity presses) will want to receive manuscripts
from agents rather than unsolicited from new authors.
A good agent can also recommend someone to help with style and editing.
The first thing the publisher wants from the agent is a proposal.
Sources for DIY writing and getting published are Writer's Digest,
WritersDigest.com (http://WritersDigest.com) (you can find them at the Bookstore) and
and SoYaWanna (http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/publishbook/publishbook.html) and at Amazon's BookSurge.com (http://www.booksurge.com/)

Best of Success,
Stephan

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