Join Melanie Johnson and Jen Foster, owners of Elite Online Publishing, where they discuss the confusing and overwhelming process of publishing a book. In this episode, the hosts invite Mikelann Valterra, a published author who went through the traditional publishing process in 2004, to talk about how she hired an editor, wrote a non-fiction book proposal, and found an agent to shop her proposal to publishing houses. The hosts and Mikelann also discuss the current publishing landscape, which has evolved significantly to include options such as self-publishing and hybrid publishing, providing valuable advice and insights to aspiring authors looking to navigate the world of book publishing.