Why Do So Many Books Fail? - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hello there is Peter here again from WritersLife.org and today why do so many books fail the majority of books that are written are hardly read by anybody this may seem a little depressing but it is the unfortunate truth think of all the millions of books that are out there how many of them have been properly published and marketed and have been read by more than a handful of people of course describing a book as a failure all depends on how you measure success you may not write for fame and fortune you may not even be trying to make a living out of your book for some authors seeing their book for sale on Amazon is achievement enough and that's wonderful however for many others they want to see their book become a success they want a publisher or agent or at the very least for it to become popular through self-publishing so that they can feel dedicating all that time and energy to writing was worthwhile so why is it that so many books fail let's take a look at the main reasons first of all they don't get finished finishing a book is an astonishing achievement and one that every author who's managed it should pat themselves on the back for so many people begin to write a book or want to but never manage to get to the end be thankful that you did something so many other people were unable to do next they stay hidden there are a vast number of manuscripts out there which stay under the radar the author finishes and thinks now what the idea of spending time and money sending to publishers and agents or self-publishing is rather overwhelming to the novice writer so even many completed books go no further next they don't get sent to the right people if you don't research the publishers you're sending your book to more often than not you'll send it to the wrong person someone who has no interest in the genre for example and it will get rejected without so much as a second thought always do your research and make sure that you know exactly the right person and publishing house to send your manuscript to this way you'll give your book the best chance of success and next they aren't submitted correctly if you don't follow submission guidelines to a tee then your book may get rejected without even being read don't go to all the efforts of sending your booking unless you are going to make sure you've read the submission guidelines thoroughly and are willing to follow them precisely next they haven't been written for anyone does your book have a target audience if not who were you going to market it to without having a type of reader in mind books often fail as instead of appealing to everyone they don't really appeal to anyone and next they aren't unique boring unoriginal cliched stories have no place in the modern book marketplace readers are hungry for books that surprise and excite them make sure your story does just that next they are talk to a publishable standard if your book is full of spelling mistakes and errors then you can't expect to be taken seriously by an agent or publisher have a professional editor look over your book and if you are self-publishing make sure you have a proper cover design next they just plain unlucky unfortunately if you're going to try and get your book published you're up against insanely soft competition lots of publishers won't give new authors the time of day and if they do we'll only take two or three new books in a year and get sent thousands of manuscripts each month even brilliant authors with something truly unique to say can easily get overlooked in the end all you can do is keep trying believe in yourself and hope that you'll get lucky remember don't give up it's often those who keep persevering that end up becoming a success and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to   http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit okay that's it for now be sure to give this a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more my name is Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now