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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... Magazine Writer's Handbook (Prentice Hall, 1983, revised ed. University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) Good Writing (Franklin Watts, 1981) Homeowner's Book of Lists (Contemporary Books, 1981) The Do-It-Yourself Custom Van Book (Contemporary ...
... of Journalists and Authors (then called the Society of Magazine Writers) who shared all their secrets of success so willingly with a pair of green upstarts so we could pass them along to others. CONTENTS PART I: How to Sell Your Book 1. A.
... magazine article idea. Each new effort was unfinished, un- polished, off-the-top-of-the-head writing. And every time we suggested possible improvements, we'd get not a rewrite but an impassioned or bitter defense of his unpolished work ...
... magazines, here's a shortcut. Sketch out a rough, tentative plot line or table of contents. If you end up with ten ... magazine feature but it's rarely suit- able for a book. First, selling the idea to an editor will require at least ...
... magazine Horizon , in which he'd coined the term . Likewise , Betty Friedan's efforts to sell The Feminine Mystique , which opted for feminism instead of the more generally accepted femininity , remained frustrated until she ...