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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... unless we It's tough for beginning authors to visualize how long their proposed books might be. Since we've found that most nonfiction hopefuls have made a stab at writing for magazines, here's a shortcut. Sketch out a rough, tentative ...
... unless they feel certain that several thousand people will want to buy copies . But how can you second - guess publishers as to whether a market exists for your book idea ? Any well - stocked library or bookstore relies on several ...
... (unless it's an excerpt from a complete book) and they don't see that writing anything else is much of an apprenticeship for writing books. They're usually right. Before Judi had written a book, an article of hers appeared in The New ...
... unless she's doing something extraordinary and valuable for the money. The industry norms are: 15 percent of the proceeds from the sale of a book to a U.S. publisher 15 percent of the proceeds from the sale of subsidiary rights in your ...
... unless lightning strikes . Many entry - level authors are happy to work on these small - advance projects to get a foot in the door , which is why some agents cover their time by asking for reading fees . Nevertheless , agents looking ...