Publishing a Non-Fiction Collaboration by Wendy H. Jones
As well as being a writer I also have my own publishing house, Scott and Lawson . So far I have only published my own books under this imprint but I am all about pushing literary boundaries at the moment, so I decided it was time I published other authors. I'll be honest and say this is quite scary as I now have a responsibility for authors as well as myself. Let me tell you the journey and how it is being managed in case you would like to try it yourself. The first step in the process was to come up with a concept for the book. I decided I wanted it to be a non-fiction book and that different authors would contribute chapters. This was not a particularly difficult process as it fits in with my existing Writing Matters Series and is the third book in the series - Creativity Matters: Find Your Passion for Writing. I would advise you to pin this down before you proceed as you can then be clear as to what you require from contributors. The next step is to work out a timeline f...