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Writing Successful Self–Help and How–To Books

Autor Jean Marie Stine
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 feb 1997
""If you follow only a third of Jean's advice, you'll have a successful book."" --Jeremy Tarcher, Publisher Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.

""After Jean reworked my first draft, paperback rights sold for $137,000."" --Timmen Cermak, M.D., author of A Time to Heal: "The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics"

Mastering the craft and understanding the mechanics of writing self-help and how-to books is the key to getting publishers to take notice of your work. Now, in the first guide to writing self-help and how-to books, Jean Stine offers an insider's view of this growing genre. Her easy-to-follow program takes you step-by-step through the complete writing process. You'll learn the importance of: Structure and Style Clear, easy-to-understand exercises Creating catchy and compelling titles, subtitles, and chapter headings Using lists, charts, and graphs to maximum effect Checklists and other interactive elements Writing a proposal that sells Negotiating permissions for quotations, photos, and illustrations Preparing your manuscript for presentation to a publisher

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780471037392
ISBN-10: 0471037397
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 152 x 225 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Notă biografică

JEAN MARIE STINE has edited over 50 self-help titles, including such bestsellers as Women Who Love Too Much, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life. She has held numerous editorial positions, most recently Editor in Chief at Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.