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You’ve finally done it. After countless early mornings or late nights—or, more likely, burning the candle at both ends—you’ve finished writing your book. It’s time to turn your manuscript over to an editor. But before you do so, one tiny and niggling question remains: is it any good?

As painful as it may be, it’s time to get some quality feedback. But don’t send it off to your mother, favorite aunt, or best friend. Chances are these people are well aware of all the sweat and tears that went into your book, and that will make them less than objective.

Instead, choose at lease two people for reviewing, one who knows the publishing field and another who doesn’t. The knowledgeable person will be able to give pointers on content. The other person can judge the book from the viewpoint of a casual reader or newcomer, detecting gaps and identifying areas requiring further explanation.

Remember: you’ve been living with this book for a long time and are, quite naturally, subjective in your opinions. It’s time for your manuscript to be read objectively by a slice of the reading public.

Every book, no matter how well written, is likely to languish on the shelf unsold without a comprehensive and creative publishing and marketing plan in place to support it. Linda F. Radke is available to help you, whether you’d like some guidance at the outset of the writing process or would like to know what to do now that you’ve completed your manuscript. Linda will bring to your project more than 20 years of award-winning publishing and book publicity experience.

Ready to get published? Choose from a variety of methods, including the popular “partnership publishing” in which she will share with you in the costs and associated risks of bringing your book to the reading public. Linda is one of the nation’s leading consultants in the areas of book production, marketing, publicity, and distribution.

The author of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing (a Writer’s Digest Book Club selection) and Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show (a Doubleday Executive Program Book Club selection), Linda was recently named “Book Marketer of the Year” by Book Publicists of South

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