Publish a book

A behind-the-scenes look at Louisa Deasey's first book deal for a traditionally published memoir.

When you’re writing the first paragraph of your new manuscript, it’s easy to ignore the formatting. After all, when your eyes are the only ones observing your work, worrying about things like proper page layout, mirror margins, section breaks, and whether or not your hyphens are in the right place can feel like obstacles to simply putting your ideas down on paper. However, once you’ve completed your manuscript and you’re ready to show it to other people, it’s important to make sure it…

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Publishing companies provide much more than simply printing and binding of a manuscript. Two publishers share insight on the differences.

I'm going to jump right to the punch line. I'm going to start by telling you exactly what you need to do to finally write that book you've promised yourself for the past three years. Are you sitting down? Good. Don't write a book. Even better, stop thinking about writing a book. Your endless intern

Friends, I have some fabulous news that I have been absolutely bursting to share with you: I HAVE A PUBLISHING DEAL!!! Yup, this is not a drill. My contemporary YA novel, NEVERLAND, has been picked…

Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher At this point in my entrepreneurial journey, there are few things I consider myself a “newbie” at… But by now, you’ve probably heard that I’m writing my first book, and THAT whole thing definitely has me feeling like a first-timer. It was important for me to navigate this new […]