There are many good reasons to write a book--business strategy, career calling card, personal pleasure. But the business of books can be a tough one. Put quite simply, the demand for books is far exceeded by the supply. So the process of writing the book is really only half the story. The other half is distribution, that is connecting with your readers.
The conventional channels--agents and editors--are pretty clogged. No one sees more manuscripts than these people and they will let you know all about it. It's called the slush pile, and that's where most unsolicited manuscripts end up, unless they create some demand for themselves. This is what I'm enjoying now.
I've written a novel entitled ROMANCE OF THE LONG SHOT: A Comedy of Tel Aviv. I'm currently posting it online in blog format at www.romancelongshot.com, and am having fun figuring out ways of letting people know about it. Facebook, Linkedin and old fashion emailing are as far as I've gotten to this point. It's not like getting picked up by a major publisher, but for now it's just nice to get the work in front of readers. Check it out and be sure to sign up for the RSS feed.
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