What do writers do? What do Publishers do?
Writers write. For many aspiring authors, that is the hard time. Finding or creating time to write is one of the major obstacles that any aspiring authors have to deal with these days. But the solution lies in sitting down and getting it done. Whether you do not know how to start your story or whether you have a guideline you are following, the most important thing is to start banging on this keyboard. It takes time to chart your story. Eventually, after writing so many stories, you will be able to just sit down and start a story. And whether you are writing romance novels, fairy tales or just a short-short, you will need to have the hook. What's the hook in your story? It could be the setting, the locale, the way you tell your story. It could be that one thing that makes your story or your book come alive in the mind of your readers. Keep in mind that the reader is seeking to be entertained. So go ahead and entertain him or her.
Writers write. Once you have a manuscript, you are able to start thinking about where to get it published, which famous publishing company is going to publish it. Well, my first advice to you would be to get familiar with the writings of JAkonrath.blogspot.com published on this blog. JA Konrath's blog, A Newbie's Guide to Publishing eBooks and Self-Publishing has become the blog to read, the blog that gives you tips and everything you need to know about the publishing industry's change.
Now that you have your manuscript, think about the selfpublishing and ebooks publishing opportunities that exist in the world these days:
Kindle Digital Publishing (kdp.amazon.com)
Barnes and Noble Pubit (bn.com/pubit)
Lulu.com
smashwords.com (highly recommended by most writers)
Your own website where you can sell your books using a Paypal account
Your own blogs where you can blog about your books. Use blogger.com or blogspot.com or wordpress.com or Tumblr.com or typepad.com etc.
Now sit down and write the greatest story that the world has ever had!
Good luck sitting down to start writing the best American novel or short story.
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