How It Works-Being an Author-How a Manuscript Becomes a Book

This is the last in my series of How It Works, Being an Author. Today I will explain what happens after I turn in a completed manuscript. On time of course! So far, I've never been late for a deadline. That's important because a book has to go through many hands at a publishing house before it is ready for a bookstore or library shelf.

First of all, the editor reads the manuscript and makes suggestions as to what she/he thinks will make the book better. This is the revision stage. Most first-t...