Reminder: If your research involves human participants, you will need to submit to the IRB prior to beginning your study.
It is important to consider what you want your final product to be before you begin the writing process. When choosing to write a book, here are some considerations:
Theses need a deal of transformation to become good books. The purpose of a thesis is to demonstrate academic competence. The purpose of a book is to convey information to the reader. The difference here is between assessment and communication. Three things you can do include:
Source: SAGE Research Methods Project Planner: Dissemination
Byrne, D. (2017). How do I write and publish a book?. Project Planner. 10.4135/9781526408594.
There is also the option to publish one or a series of articles from a developed thesis. You should be able to get more than one article out of a decent thesis. When publishing in a journal, you might proceed as follows:
Work as you would with the features editor for a general newspaper or magazine.
If you become a source, they will be back to you for more material in the future.
Source: SAGE Research Methods Project Planner: Dissemination
Byrne, D. (2017). What can I do next? how do I turn my thesis into useable research?. Project Planner. 10.4135/9781526408594.
There are myriad ways to get your work out there, including social media, personal connections, university archives, organization websites and more.
Questions to consider when choosing the right medium for dissemination:
Source: In part, this section comes from SAGE Research Methods Project Planner: Dissemination
Byrne, D. (2017). How do I disseminate my research online?. Project Planner. 10.4135/9781526408594.