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Publish Your Nonfiction Book : Strategies for Learning the Industry, Selling Your Book, and Building a Successful Career.
Title:
Publish Your Nonfiction Book : Strategies for Learning the Industry, Selling Your Book, and Building a Successful Career.
Author:
Martin, Sharlene.
ISBN:
9781599633664
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (306 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 How to Surf the Tidal Wave in Today's Nonfiction Book Market -- Chapter 2 The Many Forms of Nonfiction -- Chapter 3 The Platform Dance -- Chapter 4 Getting the Rights Right -- Chapter 5 The Nine Essential Elements of a Book Proposal -- Chapter 6 Three Proposals That Sold-And Why They Did -- Chapter 7 The Tao of the Query Letter-And Beyond -- Chapter 8 Crazy Queries: How Not to Do It -- Chapter 9 Why Your Query Will Work -- Chapter 10 Submitting Your Query -- Chapter 11 From Agent to Deal (On Not): Tactics For Presenting Yourself -- Chapter 12 Demystifying the Process: How Your Sale is Made -- Chapter 13 High Fives: The Book Contract -- Chapter 14 The Self-Publishing Option -- Chapter 15 Discipline is Your Friend: Follow this Schedule to Finish Your Book -- Chapter 16 A Targeted Public Relations Campaign: Your Ticket to the Top -- Chapter 17 The Nonfiction Writer's Life and You: What's Next? -- Appendix Resources -- Index.
Abstract:
Publishing Your Nonfiction Book In Publish Your Nonfiction Book, successful literary agent Sharlene Martin and noted novelist and nonfiction author Anthony Flacco draw on their years of experience to provide you with an in-depth understanding of what the publishing industry is really like and how to successfully navigate it in order to ensure a long-term career.You'll learn: Techniques for writing a strong query letter that hooks agents and editors right from the start Strategies for putting together a stellar proposal package that successfully pitches you and your book Methods for creating a respectable author platform - before you start pitching your book Tips for getting an agent and building a lasting working relationship And much, much more! Plus, the authors examine actual query letters and proposals that worked, so you can see firsthand exactly what catches an agent's attention and why. Publish Your Nonfiction Book is the one-on-one agent consultation you need - but seldom get - to learn the ropes and seal the deal.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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