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Write it, Print it, and Sell it.

© David A Simpson.

The final words burn out of the printer and our excited writer is off to mail another masterpiece to a publishing house. With so many means of getting a book into print available from part payment to commissioned publishing house our writer has many decisions to make. However whichever way it takes a finished edition is available (eventually) for the world of the Science Fiction addicts (readers). Well our once writer now author wants to get the best media coverage and marketing available to bring their work into full view of our addicted supporters who are waiting to pay for the pleasure of reading the best new release. The publishing agency will of cause have a web site and have a feature spot for new releases giving a short taster to entice our readers to buy in this tough industry. You of cause check their site to revel in the newfound fame, which you hope will lead to fortune. After finding your work on all the major sales sites and maybe some smaller ones as well you begin to wonder why your publisher has not featured your work, then again you also begin to ask your self why you can see sales rankings on other sales outlets and yet you don't receive any royalty checks in the mail box. Our new author has entered their own world, leaping into a Science Fiction author's twilight zone they are in the Nightmare Zone. Their hours of dedication to writing are lost in a realm of incompetence and unanswered questions. Looking for help you will find that The Society of Author's don't help or allow you to join if you part paid the publishing process, now that is prejudice. However there is always help to be found and this page is the light at the end of the escape tunnel from the Nightmare Zone. The process is easy just look on the Internet for a No Win No Pay Lawyer in your area and present your case, agree a acceptable settlement figure between you and the lawyer sit back and watch your publisher try to explain away the breach of contract. Now that's the way to do it.

The writing process is hard work, enjoyable but still hard requiring dedication, effort and vision. Don't allow your work to go unseen or overlooked. You are responsible for ensuring the readers find your work and it is these readers who will promote your work to their friends etc. It is also your publishers contract ional responsibility to ensure your work is pushed and promoted to the maximum after all you both should gain in the long run and if the publisher has some issues because your work is a little bit controversial they should learn to live with it.

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