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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... never stopped listening and rewriting and testing out ideas . . . until one day we finally said, “Okay. Let's send it out.” Mike's novel wasn't another Gone With the Wind, but it was equal to the hundreds of potboilers that keep ...
... never stopped listening and rewriting and testing out ideas . . . until one day we finally said , “ Okay . Let's send it out . " ... Mike's novel wasn't another Gone With the Wind , but it was equal to the hundreds of potboilers that ...
... never read the manuscript or finished book ! At publishing houses where senior people are called acquisition or senior editors , employees at other levels are commonly titled simply editor . In some places , the second echelon is ...
... never published before . In chapter 7 , we'll discuss the option of having your book printed and bound by a bindery and distributing it yourself — a respectable alternative practiced by no less than Richard Bolles ( What Color Is Your ...
... never had enough free time to strap on his air tanks now gets paid to write about scuba diving . A lawyer we know does very little legal work , writing about the law instead . There's also no doubt that being a writer is a fairytale of ...