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Traditional publishing is a business agreement that a writer must thoroughly have full knowledge of, prior to opting into such agreement. With this method, writers must create a manuscript and proposal. Once, successfully completed the writer can either have an agent submit it in or they can send in the proposal on their own. Next, the proposal will then be thoroughly examined by an editor to distinguish if it is suitable to be published.
Most times, the proposal can be sent back for alterations and then must be resubmitted to the editor. At this point, the author must wait to hear back from the editor to see if it will be rejected or published. Furthermore, if the publishing company has interest in the proposal and choose to move forward with publishing your novel, they will purchase authority from you and offer you an advance and additional future royalties. The publishing company will finance all expenses for the design and supplies for the novel and will only print enough books that will actually turn over a profit.
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1. Start by Downloading GIMP
GIMP is a free GNU image manipulation program similar to photoshop. It works in Windows and Linux.
2. Choose Your Photos
Unless you are a graphic artist and can create your own images from scratch, it’s best to start with some stock photos. Again, in order to control costs, we really want to choose free photos. Some places to get those stock photos for free include Pixabay, Pexels, Unsplash and StockFreeImages. You do still have to watch yourself. Most of these sites include “sponsored photos”, which means pay pay pay to use. If you accidentally click on a sponsored photo, don’t worry. Just go back to the original site and keep looking.
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When it comes to publishing your just finished novel, you have three choices, you can go the traditional publishing route. You can self publish, or you can YOU publish. There are pros and cons of each publishing method.
Traditional Publishing
Most writers dream of one day getting their novel accepted at a big publishing house with worldwide reach and receiving a hefty royalty advance for all their hard work. The end result is that they are going to be the next Stephen King, Anne Rice, Danielle Steele or Lee Child, and they’re never going to have to go to work again. Instead, they’re going to write novels for the rest of their lives. Fantastic! If this is your goal, I wish you the best of luck.
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When authors choose not to publish with a traditional publishing house, they typically call themselves Indie authors (Independent Authors). This means that they are independent of traditional publishing houses and may or may not control every aspect of their publishing process. However, there is a difference between an author that is self-published and one that has chosen an independent publishing house.
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Have you ever heard anyone ask or yourself ask – How do I publish my book when I don’t have any money? The truth is that you do not need any money to publish a book. You do, however, need to be ready to work hard beyond simply writing the book. This is because when you decide to undertake everything from cover to cover, including the cover as well as advertising, you’ll have to learn new skills.