Mark Shaff

I have had several of my writer friends ask me what I did to get my book published. The question is asked out of kind curiosity but there is often a deeper, implied question in their inquisitiveness: What did you do that I didn't do to get your book published? Before I attempt to answer that, I need to qualify that although I did secure a publishing contract, it is from a small, independent publisher, Moonshine Cove Publishing LLC. This is not to take anything away from what I have done or from this opportunity that the publisher has extended to me. It is just that I, like many of you I imagine, tried very hard to go the conventional route of securing an agent and ultimately landing a contract with one of the big boys. So back to the question: What did I do to get my book published? Or: What did I do that you didn't? The easy answer is nothing. The harder, more complicated answer is everything. Intrigued? Mildly curious? Comments? Criticism? I hope so. Stay tuned.