Thinking about it always hurts worse than doing it. This afternoon I finished my book proposal — that is, I put a wrapper on the cover letter, the first chapter and the actual proposal, PDF’d them, stuck them in a ZIP file and sent the file off to a couple of people for their comments. Now I just need to find a publisher. And do the research and reporting. And write the book.
Sorry to be coy, but I’m not ready to tell all just yet. I can say that it’s about the new generation of community news sites, with a major emphasis on one in particular.
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Best of luck, Dan.
Best of luck, Dan.
I can tell you I have had an incredibly protracted, sometimes maddening, experience with my current book about the history of journalism. Thankfully, seven years after I started, it is nearly through the final hoops.
Sometimes, it seems as though the publishing business exists to not publish books.
That’s a terrifying prospect for newssite folks like us (will he love us or hate us, or worse, ignore us?). but if it’s half as readable as “Little People” you will find a publisher quickly.
Two fall-back options:
Self-publish it on Amazon’s Kindle
Allow us to serialize it on CapeCodTODAY.com and PlymouthDailyNews.com coming later this month.
I’ve been waiting to hear some news on this front. I can tell you that you are already guaranteed one book sale.