I am wrapping up writing my manuscript entitled Essentials of Corporate Fraud, to be published by John Wiley & Sons. I’ve been discussing my experience with finding a publisher and getting a book deal here. It’s been an interesting process, and not quite what I expected.

In a nutshell, it has been way easier than I ever imagined.

I basically met my editor and explored some ideas. A few months later when I wanted to get serious about actually writing and publishing something, I told my editor that I wanted to either move forward with Wiley or find another publisher. Within a matter of a few weeks, we had decided on idea and all we had to do was put together the internal proposal, get final approval, and get the contract on paper.

My attorneys suggested a couple of key additions to Wiley’s contract, and they agreed to most of them. We had the deal signed quickly.

I was offered the opportunity to select my own writing schedule. Basically, the schedule could be as short or as long as I wanted it to be. I chose an aggressive time-frame. Why wait? Why give myself a reason to procrastinate? I took a short writing schedule and I am closing in on my deadline for the full manuscript.

My contract required that I submit several chapters halfway to my deadline. Naturally, I was a bit nervous as I waited for my feedback. The feedback was awesome! My writing requires few edits, so we may even get to production early.

Writing the book has been fun. I haven’t found it difficult at all, other than just finding the time to sit down and focus on writing. It seems there are always other deadlines or priorities before writing. I have had a lot of creative freedom with this book, and I have really enjoyed that aspect.

My next update will come after I submit the manuscript.