D. A. Hosek

Posted 17 May 2012 in publishing

How a book is born

Amusing and accurate infographic.

Apparently a dead link, but I found the image elsewhere and I’m copying it here.Satirical flowchart titled "How an Idea Becomes a Book," tracing a branching, chaotic path from "Somebody has an idea" through editorial review, drafting, copyediting, design, and corrections ‚Äî with absurd detours like an editor quitting to start a goat farm or an intern deleting the manuscript ‚Äî ending in outcomes ranging from "Wild success! Start planning a sequel" to "Book doesn't sell."

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