Publishing is a club. Here’s how to get published if you’re not in it.

Publishing is a club. Here’s how to get published if you’re not in it.

I hear it all the time. I don’t know anybody in publishing. How am I going to get anybody to look at my (nonfiction) book idea? The editors I know are most likely to consider books from people they’ve published before. They’ll review a book represented by a reputable book agent. Outside of that, your…