If you’ve ever wondered how you can get your writing off your blog and into print, I may be able to help. Over 35 years after my first book was published, and with battle scars aplenty, I have thirteen books in eight languages on my rap sheet, chapters and articles in other people's books, and three times as many projects that have so far completely failed to launch. Let’s talk about what works for which publisher, what turns any publisher off, and why timing is second only to persistence in an author’s career.