Publishing Steps

Ok, so you’ve finished writing your book and you’re ready to publish it. What do you do now?

In the old days, you would print out (or type) your entire manuscript and send it in to a publisher with a cover letter asking them to publish your work. Those days are long gone.


Today, there are two paths to publication for most authors. The easiest and fastest method is to self publish (which is where WWAOW comes in). The other method is to contact a number of literary agents and try to find one who will represent you.



Getting a good literary agent to represent you is a complicated topic, and there are a number of books written on the subject. It involves writing proposals and sample chapters, doing a lot of research, and being prepared to network with a lot of people in order to find a good agent who is willing to represent you.



Once you have found a literary agent, he or she will work on selling your book to publishers. This can be a long and difficult process.



Assuming the agent finds a publisher who is willing to publish your book, you will then go through several phases of editing, and revision. The process of revision, production, and marketing typically takes 18 months or so. Once complete, the book is then available at book stores.



Fortunately the WWAOW path is much easier, and a whole lot faster. All you do is go to http://www.wwaow.com/, register your account, and then follow the steps in the upload wizard to get your book published instantly worldwide. The entire process takes just about 10 minutes.