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The book bible : how to sell your manuscript - no matter what genre - without going broke or insane / Susan Shapiro ; foreword by Ayesha Pande.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xvii, 214 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781510762701
  • 1510762701
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: A guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published.Summary: 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
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 070.52 S529 Available 33111010638043
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 070.52 S529 Available 33111010792121
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 070.52 S529 Available 33111009874336
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A Brilliant, Buoyant Guide to Publishing Your Book
Hundreds of thousands of books come out every year worldwide. So why not yours? In The Book Bible, New York Times bestseller and wildly popular Manhattan writing professor Susan Shapiro reveals the best and fastest ways to break into a mainstream publishing house. Unlike most writing manuals that stick to only one genre, Shapiro maps out the rules of all the sought-after, sellable categories: novels, memoirs, biography, how-to, essay collections, anthologies, humor, mystery, crime, poetry, picture books, young adult and middle grade, fiction and nonfiction. Shapiro once worried that selling 16 books in varied sub-sections made her a literary dabbler. Yet after helping her students publish many award-winning bestsellers on all shelves of the bookstore, she realized that her versatility had a huge upside. She could explain, from personal experience, the differences in making each kind of book, as well as ways to find the right genre for every project and how to craft a winning proposal or great cover letter to get a top agent and book editor to say yes.

This valuable guide will teach both new and experienced scribes how to attain their dream of becoming a successful author.

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

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