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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... least several strangers put down money to read what you have to say . If you want to be an author ( and you must if you're reading this book ) we can do for you what we did for Mike and tried to do for Phil . We can tell you what the ...
... least find out ) what kinds of books will sell the most copies the next year or the year after . As you will see in later chapters , that's a highly subjective , almost mystical talent . Editors whose hunches prove correct often enough ...
... least four hundred double-spaced pages on the topic without becoming repetitious, boring or trite? More impor- tant, would adult book buyers want to read two hundred bound pages or more on your topic? If not, your idea would probably ...
... least ten to fifteen pages long without obvious padding? If you're an embryonic novelist, too long is much less of a problem than too short. If Thomas Wolfe could stand to see a million-word manuscript hack- sawed into Of Time and the ...
... least once if you get all your friends and neighbors to buy copies the first day it's published . Since people in publishing are insecure about investing thousands of dol- lars in an untested subject area , it's important to collect ...