Bill is right about this. For anyone who does not have some kind of "connection" to the book industry, this is pretty much the way you have to do it these days. Make a blog or website. Use your unique abilities and knowledge to create a body of work that can be indexed by Google/Bing. Gain a following by being a reasonable, level-headed, and helpful online...but at the same time speaking with authority. Use your body of work and authority to try to land a book deal. I have now have a deal to produce a game development book with major publisher following this exact attack vector.
Bill is right about this. For anyone who does not have some kind of "connection" to the book industry, this is pretty much the way you have to do it these days. Make a blog or website. Use your unique abilities and knowledge to create a body of work that can be indexed by Google/Bing. Gain a following by being a reasonable, level-headed, and helpful online...but at the same time speaking with authority. Use your body of work and authority to try to land a book deal. I have now have a deal to produce a game development book with major publisher following this exact attack vector.