Today we have a guest writer describing, in his own words, how he managed to get his book published.  Those of you who wish to publish the traditional way should take note.  Perhaps you could follow suit and get your book published the same way.

Over to Alan Blume.

It’s difficult to get published – many in the industry say that less than 1% of would be authors receive an offer from a reputable publisher. Last year I signed my first book deal. This posting reviews the virtual sales and marketing efforts which were used to accomplish this. I worked on a book about virtual businesses for about a year and upon the completion of a basic draft, decided to contact some literary agents.