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Its the ones who have already published their first book. How do you publish your book and sell your first 1,0. The Frustrated Writers Journey. Heres what happens Step 1 Slave Over the Blank Page. You spend thousands of hours over several years writing your masterpiece. It becomes your baby, a creation birthed from nothing. You cant wait to see it in print. The Hunger Games was the first film of 2012 to pass the 500 million mark worldwide, and is also the first film since Avatar to place at No. U. S. box office. YY2JlN_s9Li-vGi_MRoofXvWr3LwHVgOKr8F1qEcK4RcnmA31FRhW7VY4ZkjZ6OSpg=h900.png' alt='Killing Them Softly Screenplay Pdf' title='Killing Them Softly Screenplay Pdf' />You cant imagine how it could not become a bestseller. Step 2 Submit. You finally finish your book and send it to agents and publishers. Their websites say you might have to wait three months to hear back, but you cant imagine it will take them more than two weeks to realize your book needs to be published immediately. Ibm Spss 19 License Key Free. Step 3 Receive Rejection Letters. Two weeks go by, then a month, then three months. Four months later, you finally email the publishers. You receive a form rejection letter in reply, this book doesnt match our current needsStep 4 Self Publish. Youre disappointed, sure, but this isnt 1. You have other options. You decide to self publish, and find a company online who will edit, design, print, and market your book for only 4,9. You swallow hard before writing the check, but youre sure youll recoup your investment in no time. Step 5 You Read Your Name In Print, Finally Youre book is published. Its live on Amazon. Its up on Goodreads, Barnes Noble, Kobo, Library Thing, and everything in between. Youre even getting a few reviews from blogs and on Amazon. You cant wait to get your first royalty check. Show me the money Step 6 Crickets. But then the sales dont come. You send increasingly desperate emails to your friends and family, Have you bought my book yet Are you telling people about my book You do know I just wrote a book, right You sign up for Twitter to promote your book, but you only have seven followers. Your friends and family stop responding to emails. You receive your first royalty check. Its 5. 8. 1. 3. You have just caught frustrated author syndrome. What the heck happenedSteps to Avoid Frustrated Author Syndrome. You probably dont think this could happen to you, but Ive talked with enough first time authors suffering from frustrated author syndrome that I know this story is closer to the rule than the exception. It doesnt have to be like this, but to avoid this experience, its not enough to just do moremore promotion, spend more moneyyou have to completely change your approach to publishing. Below are six things you can do to avoid frustrated author syndrome. Theyre based on the six rules of Story Cartel, which were diving into in the Story Cartel Course. To learn more about how to publish your book successfully, sign up for a free preview of the Story Cartel Course here. Publish Early and Often. I know you want to write books, but while youre working on your first book, you can publish other forms to build your audience. I always recommend that people recycle chapters from failed novels and works in progress into short stories. You can also a blog and share excerpts from your work in progress. Post stories as notes on Facebook. Compose 1. 40 character stories on Twitter. These small shares wont make you famous, but they will help you start to create a core group of fans you can leverage later on. Build Your Cartel. Every writer needs a Cartel. A Cartel is defined as an agreement amongst competitors. You can choose to treat other writers as competitors for the attention spans of busy readers, or you can choose to treat them as potential allies,  in other words, as your team. C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien had the Inklings. Virginia Woolf had the Bloomsbury Group. Jack Kerouac had the Beats. Hemingway had the Lost Generation. Most of the writers we consider masters had a Cartel. Before you publish your first book, you need to start building yours. Write a Better Story. Marketing is important, but the best marketing you can do is to make your story as good as it possible could be. In my work as an editor and book reviewer, Ive noticed five major mistakes authors make in their creative writing. Here are the solutions Your Protagonist Must Choose A protagonist who doesnt make important choices that determine his or her fate isnt a protagonist at all. He or she is a background character. These Choices Must Be Hard  The most important decisions we make, such as who to marry, whether to change careers, when to have children, are difficult, and we rarely make them in a moments notice. Your protagonist shouldnt either. Cut Superfluous Characters Stephen Koch says, The warning sign of a story that is growing disorganized is likely to be too many characters. Its difficult to cut characters or merge two togetherthese are your creations, your friends, after allbut it will tighten your story and add drama. Set the Scene Readers shouldnt be confused about where or when your scenes are taking place. Unless its already clear, make sure you describe the setting and time at the start of every scene. Three Drafts Most professional writers write in three drafts. The first is for figuring out what your story is about, the second, for major structural changes, and the third is for polishing. One draft is rarely enough. Writers Read. Reading is both a tool to improve your writingas Stephen King said, If you dont have time to read, you dont have the time or the tools to writeand a way to network and build your Cartel. As you gear up to publish your book, read other books within your genre, and consider reaching out to the authors for advice and help. Generosity Sells Books. The key to selling books is word of mouth. How do you build word of mouthGenerosity. Your friends, family, and core readers should never have to buy a book. Give them as many copies as they want. Ask them to read it, and if they enjoy it, to share it with their friends. My friend Mike Worley works with publishers to market books, and he told me he can predict sales three months later by the number of copies he gives away today. By the way, the best way to give your book away for free is Story Cartel. Use the Right Tools. Most authors know they should blog and use Twitter, but how do you get the most out of these toolsAs part of the Story Cartel Course, we developed a guide for authors to get the most out of the online tools available today. Its called 5 Tools to Share Your Story Further. You can get your free copy if you sign up for updates from The Story Cartel Course. You can sign up to receive free preview lessons from the Story Cartel Course, and get our guide, 5 Tools to Share Your Story Further, by clicking here. What do you think What can authors do to avoid frustrated author syndrome PRACTICEThe only practice today is to sign up for the free lessons from the Story Cartel Course from the Story Cartel course and read through the first lesson.