Get a book published

This will probably be my PhD thesis… when it’s finished.

i’ve written 7 stories, or books what ever you prefer
3 of them are a series
but i nerver bring them farther than school, i really want

A friend who is a published writer says that she’ll show my work to her agent. Right now I’m coloring some of the panels of my picture book and I’m going to be done with the proposal by early June.

I’ve got the 2nd draft of my picture book done and I’m starting to write the book proposal based on a guide I found online. I think I’ll start by sending to agents, and then move on to publishers. I’ve been told that the Writer’s Market has the most up to date listings of agents. It’s only $5.99 per month.

Years ago I started a picture book but found the task of painting the pictures too daunting. Then I thought I’d do it with photography. Now I’m back to working with illustrations only now on the computer. It’s amazing how much progress I’ve made. What would have taken weeks can be done in days. I’ve already sent a 1st draft to some of my friends to look at and have gotten some good ideas and feedback.

Ya… I write alot and I want to get SOMETHING published!!

I never heard anything from the publisher that I submitted my book to. I’ll take that as a “no”.

With encouragement from Emma Drew I am pushing ahead with writing a set of handbooks for start up entrepreneurs. This would consist of four or five small handbooks which could later be bundled together into one compendium volume.

The expected titles will be along the following lines:

Seeds of an idea

A seed contains the full definition of a plant even though the environment determines exactly how it grows. A company without a similar depth of vision will wither and die.

Growing pains

Companies grow away from the values that made them successful in the first place. Why does this happen and how can you stop it? There are issues around size, culture and communications. Each level of delegation has its own effects. If you understand potential problems you are better placed to avoid them.

Getting funding

You need to decide whether you really need money and if so what is the best way to get it. For example if a VC gives you funding they will want a third of your company, but they will never admit that is the way it works. If you are going for VC money you need to know how to maximise the money in and minimise the equity out. I will talk about how to decide if you need money and what options are available.

Cutting loose

The difference between a lifestyle company and a scalable business is whether it can think for itself. If you want business success you need to learn to make yourself redundant.

Marketing Measurement

The CMO is said to have the shortest life expectancy on the board. This is because they generally do not have the figures to back up their decisions. There are a variety of hidden problems when measuring marketing. Generally a scientific approach is not taken and huge amounts of money are spent without full justification. If you want to market efficiently then measurement is key.

Currently I have only written around 15,000 words but I will try to have a crack at spending at least some time on this over the holiday.

Rufus Evison

Won’t be able to finish this one up until I get established again in the UK after moving here. Next step is to set up some freelance translation clients, buy more recent dictionaries, and THEN I’ll go dig this old thing up.

Till then have a good sleep!

just joined this.

how many social networking/goal setting sites can I join. I should make a list, and realize where the majority of my effort goes… which ones should I spend more time with? Which ones, did I join, and never do anything with?

Facebook
Myspace
Etsy
43Things
WeBook
Blogger
LiveJournal…