Dan’s Writing Blog

E-book readers really took off in 2009. These readers have been around for 10 years now – the Franklin eBookman was launched in 1999 – but it was the release of the Amazon Kindle 2.0, on the large format Kindle DX model in the summer of the same year, that seemed to launch both e-book readers and e-books onto the mainstream consumer market.  The Kindle quickly became Amazon’s number one selling product and, with the rapid growth in the e-book market, competing manufacturers either upgraded the existing readers or launched new ones to get their share of what was clearly a rapidly developing market.

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Producing and marketing a book has never been simpler than it is today. No longer do you need to depend on getting a major book offer with a crucial publisher to become thought of as an effective author. There are many alternatives these days when it comes to the common question of how to write a book and get it published. In this article, we are going to review some tips that will have you on the way to turning into the realized author that you dream of being.

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Many people have tried their hand at serious writing. Yet, good as they feel it is, one after another publisher rejects it. It is very easy to get discouraged and wonder if trying to get it in print is worth it. Yet they feel what they wrote has a message they want to share with others.

For such people self-publish may be a good option. Here are some reasons to consider this investment. First, perhaps the publishers are looking for subjects you find offensive. Maybe you want to stick with more discrete themes or language. Perhaps your writing style is developing but you still want to get your message out to others in the meantime.

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