The book bible : how to sell your manuscript - no matter what genre - without going broke or insane /
Shapiro, Susan,
The book bible : how to sell your manuscript - no matter what genre - without going broke or insane / Susan Shapiro ; foreword by Ayesha Pande. - xvii, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Introduction - Nonfiction. Memoir/autobiography ; Biographies ; How-to books/self-help ; Nonfiction book proposals -- Shorter books. Poetry ; Anthologizing ; Humor and graphics -- Fictionalizing. Adult fiction ; Genre fiction -- Children's lit. Picture books ; Middle-grade ; Young adult - Selling your book. Figuring out genre ; Querying literary agents.
A guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published. Hundreds of thousands of books come out every year worldwide, so why not yours? Shapiro reveals the best and fastest ways to break into a mainstream publishing house. She maps out the rules of all the sought-after, sellable categories and explains the differences in making each kind of book. Shapiro includes information on crafting a winning proposal or cover letter to get your work considered. -- adapted from back cover
9781510762701 1510762701
GBC1K4436 bnb
020418059 Uk
Authorship--Marketing.
Authors and publishers.
Publishers and publishing.
The book bible : how to sell your manuscript - no matter what genre - without going broke or insane / Susan Shapiro ; foreword by Ayesha Pande. - xvii, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Introduction - Nonfiction. Memoir/autobiography ; Biographies ; How-to books/self-help ; Nonfiction book proposals -- Shorter books. Poetry ; Anthologizing ; Humor and graphics -- Fictionalizing. Adult fiction ; Genre fiction -- Children's lit. Picture books ; Middle-grade ; Young adult - Selling your book. Figuring out genre ; Querying literary agents.
A guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published. Hundreds of thousands of books come out every year worldwide, so why not yours? Shapiro reveals the best and fastest ways to break into a mainstream publishing house. She maps out the rules of all the sought-after, sellable categories and explains the differences in making each kind of book. Shapiro includes information on crafting a winning proposal or cover letter to get your work considered. -- adapted from back cover
9781510762701 1510762701
GBC1K4436 bnb
020418059 Uk
Authorship--Marketing.
Authors and publishers.
Publishers and publishing.