title: 10 Steps to Publish and Succeed: How to Put Your Best Book Forward
author:  Jill Ronsley 
description: <b>JILL RONSLEYbook designer, editor and e-book formatting specialist of multiple award-winning booksworks with all genres, from nonfiction, self-help, children's books and novels to business books.</b> Her work includes books by <i>"New York Times"</i> best-selling authors. Based on her broad experience, she wrote the highly acclaimed book, <b><i>"10 Steps to Publish &amp; Succeed: How to Put Your Best Book Forward"</i></b> to help independent publishers and writers achieve publishing success. In 2014, her book won <b>1st Place in the Writer's Digest 22nd Annual Self-Published Book Awards. </b><br /><br /> The American Cancer Society, Harper Collins, Northfield Publishing (Moody Press), John Catt Educational (UK) and Guernica Editions (Canada) are some of the publishers whose books she has designed and edited. <br /><br /> Interviewed on Internet radio shows and podcasts, and for print and e-magazines, she presents online and in person to published and budding authors, in small groups and at large events. She regularly visits publishing facilities and libraries around the world and speaks at schools, introducing children to the writing and publishing world. <br /><br /> In her magazine career, she has been a copy editor for Canadas leading glossy lifestyle magazines, <i>La Dolce Vita Magazine</i> and <i>City Life</i>. <br /><br /> A member of the Canadian Authors Association, the Bay Area Editors Forum, SCBWI, APSS and other writing and publishing groups, she has published numerous articles on editing, book design, writing and publishing. Jill also has a passion for international culture, art, history and music, as well as meditation, yoga and healthy living. <br /><br /> Jill's work is displayed on her website at <b>www.suneditwrite.com. </b>Contact Jill at info@suneditwrite.com for more information and for help with your book. <br /><br />
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  [Dedication](Contents.xhtml#dedication)
  
  
  This book is dedicated to Diana Coyle.
  
  
  Thank you so very much for all your help. I can’t believe I waited so long to
  acquire a beta reader. I feel like I found a diamond in the sand.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](Contents.xhtml#acknowledgments)
  
  
  WHILE writing is a solitary effort, publishing is not. For a story to become a
  successful book it takes a team. Spinning a good yarn is only part of the
  equation. Without strong publisher support, sharp editors, talented cover
  artists, a go-getter sales force, dedicated copyeditors, keen-eyed
  proofreaders, and dynamic publicity and marketing departments, a book doesn’t
  stand much of a chance. And yet, these essential team members rarely get the
  accolades they so abundantly deserve. I want to express my humble gratitude to
  have found such a magnificent group. From the bo