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Before embarking on the next phase of your writing journey, which is to submit your manuscript to book publishers, here are a few important writing tips to help you along the way.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Writing is rewriting. After you have finished your manuscript, read it from beginning to end. After making changes, take a week or two break then revisit it again with fresh eyes to locate any unintended errors or mistakes you may have missed. The most common reason a manuscript is declined by publishers is excessive or sloppy writing mistakes and errors.<\/li>\n<li>Use spell and grammar\/style check using programs like Microsoft Word or other programs. Publishers, prefer a polished, professional manuscript. Some authors may need help for academic nonfiction, or memoirs and legacy books written by first-time writers.<\/li>\n<li>Be authentic. Never, ever, use AI to create (write) or edit a book.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid dialogue issues. Character dialogue should appear on separate lines. When you write one character&#8217;s dialogue, press enter so that the next character&#8217;s dialogue or action is on the next line. More than one character&#8217;s dialogue on the same line or paragraph is a very common mistake made by inexperienced writers.<\/li>\n<li>Excessive chapter numbering. If you have a 100 page book and over 20 chapters, or a 300 page book with 80 chapters, then you have too many chapter headings. Consider using subheadings instead of chapters.\u00a0 A book under 400 pages should have no more than 20 chapters.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a05 important steps every author should take before publishing a book: You&#8217;ve finished your&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4943,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4941","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Book Authors Publishing 5 steps every author should take before publishing a book - EXPLORE AUTHORS MAGAZINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New Book Authors Publishing reviews and advice for authors.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreauthors.com\/index.php\/new-book-authors-publishing-5-steps-every-author-should-make-before-publishing-a-book\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Book Authors Publishing 5 steps every author should take before publishing a book - 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