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've turned it in. your. the. production. department. All the mechanical and editorial procedures that go into converting 450 neatly printed manuscript pages (or the equivalent on disk) into a 250-page bound book are handled by the ...
... you've 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 ...
... . If you find a dozen or more books on the same general subject but none that exactly dupli- cates your specific idea , you've got two good selling points . Even if you find some How to Sell Your Book titles that seem similar to 17.
... you've identified . To summarize , your goal is to es- tablish ( 1 ) that the readers exist , and ( 2 ) that your unique take on the subject has not yet been published for that audience . To illustrate the art of pinpointing nonfiction ...
... you've failed to find a book in any way similar to what you'd like to write about , talk to a good librarian — preferably one who specializes in your general area , be it children's fiction , business , social science , or science and ...