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Finding a nonfiction publisher can be tough. For me, it took six years of writing book proposals, querying literary agents, and pitching publishers until I finally got my first book published. That experience of emailing, calling, and mailing submission after submission to countless agents and publishers left me feeling worthless, defeated, and unimportant. The good news is that experience also taught me to work hard, be patient, and keep honing my writing skills. It also inspired me to create TCK Publishing and to help our authors sell hundreds of thousands of books. That’s also why our team created this list of nonfiction publishers to help make the process of finding the right publisher for your nonfiction book so much easier. List of Nonfiction Publishers Below you’ll find a list of 101 nonfiction book publishing companies. Many of them are currently accepting submissions, while some only accept submissions from literary agents. If you would like to find a literary agent to...

If you want to self publish a book, but you don’t want to do all the work yourself, you can hire a self publishing company to do the work for you (also called a publishing services company or vanity press). I recommend you do your research, though, before you even consider spending a dollar on publishing services. There are some great self publishing companies out there, and there are some bad ones (just like in every industry). So, it’s really important that you do your homework before you end up paying too much or working with a company that’s not a good fit for you. Even if you choose to work with a great self publishing company, you could still find yourself disappointed with the results if you don’t do your research ahead of time to make sure they’re great for your particular book project. Here’s what recommend you do: Get quotes from at least 5 self publishing companies for the work you need done Compare their rates and offerings to see which ones are best Compare their o...

Writing a query letter for a nonfiction book can be challenging because, unlike when you’re querying fiction, there’s no tried-and-true formula for writing a nonfiction query letter. That said, if you break down the perfect nonfiction query letter into its component parts, you’ll be able to understand what works—and what doesn’t work—so you can write a great query letter quickly and easily. Why Write a Query Letter The purpose of a query letter is to get a  literary agent or editor at a publishing company to read your manuscript, review your book proposal, or read your submitted sample chapters. Different publishers have different submission guidelines.  Some require you write a full book proposal  while others only ask you only submit a few sample chapters, and still others may require you to submit your full and completed manuscript for review. But no matter what your addressee’s submission guidelines are, you’ll still need to write a great query letter to get th...

If you’re writing a novel, it’s important you have the right tools to help you stay organized and write your book efficiently. There are a few things you’re going to want to make sure you have: A word processor you can write and save in Software or a processor that allows you to make notes, comments, or jot down ideas for your book A way to organize your manuscript with an outline, plot, or storyboard, so you can quickly see the “big picture” of your story while you’re working on it Grammar checkers and software that will help you improve your writing With these systems in place, writing a novel will be a whole lot easier. The Best Novel Writing Software Here’s our list of the best novel writing software tools we recommend. 1. Microsoft Word Microsoft Word is one of the oldest word processors out there, and it is still widely used for writing books. Word has a lot of features to offer, and with a new suite of productivity features added regularly, this software makes w...