Making Books : Cora explains a book's life cycle.

How a book happens:

Books have a life cycle, from the seed of an idea to the fruit of the labour being sold in stores, sometimes a book even "dies" and gets reborn...

When I start to write, I always ask the question, "What if?" and go from there!

Once I have an idea for a book, I start to write the first draft.

Then I re-write and edit my work.

When it feels ready, I send it to my publisher, who edits it again. It is a manuscript, written and
printed from the computer. It looks like a big coil-bound pad of paper.

Usually there are changes to be made again!