The Traditional Route: Agent to Publisher Ever wondered about the process of publishing behind the scenes. 1. Write the book. 2. Send the book to various agents.  The purpose of an agent is to get a fantastic deal. 3. The agent tries to find a publisher: The publisher’s job is to print the book and use his or her editor to   refine the book so that it is perfect. 4. After the publisher buys the book, the revision process begins.  The book is worked on extensively until it   is ready for

The purpose of the following is to provide more context so that you can better understand the author and his place in the field of writing. Mysteries and Crime Novels The mystery and crime genre is one of the most popular.  It usually begins with a crime or murder which is solved by a  sleuth.  The convention demands that the crime or murder either be solved or at least revealed.  This genre also contains character types: the amateur detective, such as Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple.  Another