The book is written, and now you are looking for a publisher, or maybe you've even found one-but there's more to do before the final product arrives at your door.The process is still ongoing, and you need to know what to expect from it, or you're in for a rude awakening. If you expect the publisher to handle everything from here on out-they have some things they need from you If you were thinking that they'd do everything exactly as you have planned-guess what? They have their own plans for how they're going to take your manuscript and make it a finished book. The process will involve compromise, both you and the publisher working together, and there are ways to make this go smoothly-or there are ways to throw a wrench in it and kill the whole project Cathy Sanders has been head of product development for 5 Fold Media from its inception, and she has walked hundreds of books and hundreds of authors just like you through the publishing process from start to finish. She has seen the major struggles that crop up, and she's here to help guide you through what to really expect and how you, as the author, can make yourself a delight to work with-and your finished book the best success it can be
