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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... you're reading this book ) we can do for you what we did for Mike and tried to do for Phil . We can tell you what the publishing industry is really like and how you can tell what it won't publish . We can tell you how to present a book ...
... You're not likely to meet the executives at any but the smallest publishing houses . However , it's important that you know what their jobs entail . At conglomerate - owned publishers , the top - level presidents , vice - presidents and ...
... you're lucky ) promoting , the publisher pockets 50 percent of the cover price . To pay for overhead , salaries and ( rarely ) cooperative advertis- ing , the bookseller pockets 40 to 50 percent of the cover price . To pay for living ...
... you're an embryonic novelist, too long is much less of a problem than too short. If Thomas Wolfe could stand to see a million-word manuscript hack- sawed into Of Time and the River, you too will be able to weather some heavy blue ...
... right headings . If your librarian assures you that you've hit on something very new , an untapped market may exist . But you're going to have to convince an editor of that . Can Your Idea Become a Book ? We remember when 22.