The Author's HandbookUniv of Wisconsin Press, 2006. gada 8. febr. - 228 lappuses Providing essential guidance for both aspiring and experienced authors, the second edition of The Author’s Handbook is a valuable resource for writers of all levels. Extensively updated and expanded to account for significant changes in the publishing industry, The Author’s Handbook outlines effective techniques to develop marketable book ideas, research those ideas, and write a manuscript—either fiction or nonfiction—for publication. The authors provide many tips on topics that include choosing a publisher, negotiating contracts, understanding legal matters, and promoting your work. With this guide, the reader will gain insight into virtually every aspect of publishing. |
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... ITT took over Bobbs - Merrill , the 150 - year - old publisher dropped its venerable fiction line . A conglomerate offshoot's final decision on whether to publish a A Publishing Primer book depends not on literary merit or 6.
... fiction and / or nonfiction ) , people who acquire books used to be called senior editors or simply editors but are now often generically called acquisition editors . These manuscript buyers occupy the top echelons of editorial ...
... fiction or nonfiction before they could market it , few could make a liv- ing . Authors ' closets would be full of unpublished manuscripts , many of them beautifully written on important themes . Due to the vagaries of public taste and ...
... fiction, so decide on its category before you begin to mar- ket the book. Consider. Your. Length. You may never have thought that the length of a book counts at all, but it's length that makes written words into a book. So here's a good ...
... fiction on your chosen theme doesn't guarantee that anybody will want to read them . Only a book with a pool of waiting readers is worthwhile for a publisher to print and sell . Even scholarly presses generally balk at taking on a book ...