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The Publishing Process… It\u2019s Habbening! – Becoming an author part 3.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So at this point by now, you would have researched and found at least a couple of publishing companies that you were interested in. After you make contact, typically by phone, but could be by email or a \u201ccontact us\u201d form\u2026 The first thing that you are probably going to do is submit your \u201cmanuscript\u201d or story to a representative at the publishing company, I emailed mine, emailing the document is more than likely the preferred method, but I\u2019m sure that you could send it in a different way if you\u2019d like. The publishing company will let you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I\u2019ve mentioned on my book\u2019s website ( www.squirrellymcnut.com<\/a> ) and in previous blog posts \u201cBecoming an Author\u201d articles part 1 & 2, my book publisher is Christian Faith Publishing. So when I sent in my manuscript, it was forwarded to their \u201cReview Board\u201d to see if what I sent in was good enough to be published and if it was something that they might be interested in. This took about a week or two, and I was called and given the good news. And for me, it was an AMAZING phone call, I of course was THRILLED!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so it begins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So just to give you an idea of what kind of time frame to possibly expect, I signed the contract \/ agreement in June 2019, and my book was actually published in January 2020. The paper work from Christian Faith Publishing (CFP) was pretty straight forward and easy enough to understand, even for someone like me who had never done this before. Although I did have questions along the way simply because I didn\u2019t know the terminology and it was my first time going through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was assigned a Literary Agent \/ Publication Specialist and CFP also has an online \u201cAuthor\u2019s Portal\u201d so I was able to logon anytime to check the progress, updates, or for any questions and concerns that may have come up. Although, my Literary Agent always kept me informed and up to date with what was going on. Also, everyone that I worked with at CFP was always quick to respond back to me to answer any question or concern that I may have had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything gets approved by you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m now going to lay out kind of a timeline of the chain of events as the process gets rolling. And, every step of the process had to be approved by me before moving to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editorial Review:<\/strong> An editor will thoroughly proof your manuscript for grammatical errors, spelling errors, and redundancy. They will identify any issues with sentence structure, word usage, etc. This process could take a couple of months to complete.<\/strong> The \u201cediting\u201d part is typically considered the most grueling and hardest part of the process for writers. So try to be patient.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typesetting:<\/strong> A typeset artist will lay out the pages of your book and implement elements of typographical style like for example font, font sizes, line spacing, and page breaks to enhance the style and overall aesthetics of the book. Basically trying to make the final product the best that it can be! Your typeset artist will also properly place any illustrations, photographs, etc as needed. This part of the process typically takes a month<\/strong> after the editing is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a> Cover Design:<\/strong> After your approval is given for the typesetting phase, an artist will start working on your custom book cover design using your input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illustrations:<\/strong> The rest of the illustrations are completed as well. There was a form that I filled out describing each character and every scene in detail, the more details and descriptions that you can give will help the artist doing the illustrations bring what you have in your head to life. This part could take 2-3 months<\/strong>, really depends\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Printing:<\/strong> Once your cover design and illustrations are approved, you are sent a digital file of what your book looks like all assembled and ready for distribution. If everything looks good and you approve, it will then be sent to the printer to make a small first batch. This takes approximately a month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Copies:<\/strong> Once the first small batch is printed, you will be sent copies. The number of copies that you will get depends on if you wanted your book to be paper back or hard cover, it makes a difference (you get less with hard cover). Once you receive your copies, you should inspect every one of them to make sure that they look good. You will need to give your approval that they printed correctly, no grammatical errors, illustrations are correct, no smudges, etc. Once you give your approval, now it goes public<\/strong> and can be purchased!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hooray, you\u2019re a published author!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You are now a \u201cpublished author\u201d, congratulations to you! Can you believe it? It was a long road to get here, but you did it. But also, the process isn\u2019t quite over<\/strong> just yet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video Book Trailer:<\/strong> Even though the book is actually published, Christian Faith Publishing is still working for you. CFP creates a customized book trailer that will highlight your book\u2019s theme and will add a little visual excitement to your title\u2019s online listing to help increase it\u2019s online advertising potential. The video trailer will be on their YouTube channel, their website, and used in your book\u2019s press release. CFP also creates an \u201cauthor webpage\u201d for your book on their website as well, which will have your book\u2019s video trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

eBook Creation:<\/strong> After your printed books are completed and the video trailer is created, they begin the process of converting your book to the various eBook formats and upload them to online merchants like itunes, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. You know, for those folks who like to just download a digital copy of books to read on their ipad, Kindle, and other devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press Release:<\/strong> Finally! The final step in the CFP publication process is to issue a press release announcing to the world that your book is now available for sale. It has arrived! I mean, technically it\u2019s maybe been out there for sale around 2-3 months already, but there\u2019s a lot of people who just don\u2019t know it yet! You will get the press release \u201cdraft\u201d around a month after the eBook versions are done. And oh yes, you will need to approve the press release before it is actually \u201creleased\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My experience in a \u201cSquirrelly McNut\u201d shell…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I mentioned earlier that \u201cediting\u201d is typically the most grueling and hardest part of the publishing process for writers, but for me editing was a breeze. Really the only thing that was suggested to be changed during the editing process in my book was going from \u201cpresent\u201d to \u201cpast\u201d tense, which I was fine with. There was one thing concerning peanut butter in this one line though\u2026 They thought that I made a grammatical error, but I had to clarify that I really meant \u201cpea-nut butter\u201d and not \u201cpeanut butter\u201d. My main character is a squirrel, and he\u2019s from the south, and it\u2019s his favorite snack. I needed it emphasized…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, the illustrations proved to be the most challenging. I think because I knew what I wanted in my head, I just had to convey it properly to the artist doing the illustrations. It took a couple of times, but then it was perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone at Christian Faith Publishing has been great to work with, they want to make sure that you are 100% satisfied with the finished product. I look forward to hopefully having a long relationship with them continuing my Squirrelly McNut series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also don\u2019t rest on your laurels, or hardies, when your book is \u201cdone\u201d. Start creating a buzz about your book while it\u2019s in the process of getting published. And while a lot of times we focus on and equate success with the book launch, yeah you want to have a good launch, but think about long term. Long term is where the sustainability is…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to be successful, you need to market your butt off!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you liked this or if it was helpful in any way, please share this or any of the other blog articles that you like with friends and family. And for more information about getting published, please visit Christian Faith Publishing<\/a>. Thank you! And Good Luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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