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. |
No grāmatas satura
1.–5. rezultāts no 45.
... 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. Eventually Phil hit on a promising idea. It was in a subject area in ...
... 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 . Eventually Phil hit on a promising idea . It was in a ...
... off to research other pub- lished books in that field . Instead , he appeared at our next class with a thin sheaf of papers . “ This is my book , ” he announced . “ It's finished . ” The class read photocopies of Phil's project and they ...
... off until the next editorial meeting, when all the editors suggest projects for acquisition, argue over costs and possible earnings, and together okay or axe each idea. More and more, editorial meetings are dominated by reps from the ...
... off each new car— and then paying Ford Motor Company a commission to sell them to dealers . In- credible ? Yes , but that's how the majority of new books are actually sold to the bookstores on whom your royalty and your publisher's ...