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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... Sometimes Mike got pretty discouraged as the wastebasket overflowed. He argued with some of our suggestions and sometimes he was righter than we were. But he never stopped listening and rewriting and testing out ideas . . . until one ...
... Sometimes Mike got pretty discouraged as the wastebasket overflowed . He argued with some of our suggestions and sometimes he was righter than we were . But he never stopped listening and rewriting and testing out ideas . . . until one ...
... Sometimes the copyeditor and proofreader are in the editorial de- partment—in fact, they may be the same person and she may also double as a secretary or receptionist—as Judi found out with her first book, Stopping Out. (This is all you ...
... to sell to local bookstores at normal discounts and still profit . Publishers typically take a month or two to deliver books to bookstores . Since wholesalers deliver orders How to Sell Your Book sometimes within days ( at 9.
... sometimes get slightly bigger royalties for online sales . Superimposed on this Rube Goldberg sales morass is each publisher's pro- motion staff . It's their job to arrange for the advertising and publicity that , it is hoped , will ...