ABSTRACT
This chapter begins by considering how best to work with authors who are new to the publishing process, and then think about the best way of developing relationships with those who already have some practical experience of how the process works. Authors who have self-published in order to test demand for their material, or been recruited by publishing houses on the basis of their successful self-publishing, are likely to be vastly more informed about the publishing process. Authors are often socially isolated Publishers work in busy offices; the marketing department tends to be particularly frenetic with phones going, people calling in and a general atmosphere of buzz. They are over-concerned with their own workIt's easy for the marketing department to typecast authors as selfish creatures. The authors are encouraged to gain as much work experience as possible, and getting a placement in a publishing company is a great start towards a full-time job in the industry.
