| Description |
xxviii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Getting started -- The idea, it's the heart of your book -- Evaluating your idea -- Refining your idea: the realities of writing -- Categorically speaking -- Part II: Knocking on the publisher's door -- How a book gets bought -- The right submission strategy for you approaching a publisher -- Part III: Preparing the package: book proposals and query letters that sell -- Query letters that get attention -- Preparing submission materials that sell -- Taking it public: a strategic approach to placing your book -- Battle-tested submission tactics -- How to choose a publisher -- Acting as your own agent -- Going the agent route -- Publishing outside of the box -- Part V: Home at last! negotiation and contract -- The offer -- The negotiation -- The contract -- Part VI: After the deal is done -- Know the players -- Creating the actual book -- Selling your book -- Publication and beyond -- Part VII: The part of tens -- Ten excuses publishers give for turning down book proposals -- Ten clauses to watch in your contract -- Ten common errors in dealing with an agent and/or editor -- Ten top-selling books of all time. |
| Subject |
Authorship -- Marketing.
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| Added Author |
Zackheim, Adrian.
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| ISBN |
0764552570 |
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9780764552571 |
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