Blow me away!: publishers' secrets for successful manuscripts
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Silverton, Idaho
WindRiver Publ.
2009
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| Beschreibung: | 164 S. 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781886249394 |
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| adam_text | Table
of Contents
This book will walk you through the process of developing,
submitting, and publishing your book in the order experi¬
enced by most authors. I recommend you read it through
once in order to better understand the book industry as a
whole, then return to review specific sections in detail.
Hyperlinks are identified throughout this book with the
following superscripted symbol:
ф.
URLs can be found in the
Hyperlink Index.
Preface
..........................................
і
Table of Contents
.................................
v
Before You Write Your Book
Overcome the Romance
............................3
Industry Overview
................................5
How the Economy Affects Submissions
*
Manage Your
Expectations
Blow Us Away!
Develop Good Writing Skills
......................12
Writer Support Groups
·
Writing Resources
Understand Your Audiences
.......................16
Children
»
Reviewers
*
Book Buyers
·
Libraries
·
Wholesal¬
ers
·
Distributors »Adults
·
Corporations
Consider Your Competition
.......................22
Use Readers!
....................................24
Pre-Submission Marketing and Promotion
..........26
mie
and Subtitle
·
Completed Manuscript
·
Three Sample
Chapters
·
Target Audience Summary
»
Market Relevance
Statement
·
Market Research Overview
·
Endorsements
·
Biography or Curriculum Vita
·
Comprehensive Synopsis
•
Two-Page Query Letter
·
One-Page Query/Cover Letter
·
Pre-Order Opportunities
·
Query Letters
·
Project Propos¬
als
·
Full Manuscripts
·
Beware and Be Aware
Submitting to Agents and Publishers
Submitting to Agents
.............................51
Publisher Types
.................................53
Traditional
·
Subsidy
·
Co-Publishing
*
Self-Published Au¬
thors
·
Getting Noticed through Self-Publishing
·
The Ideal
Publishing Library
Submitting to Publishers
..........................58
Bad Physical Presentation
»
Poor Writing Skills
·
Inappro¬
priate Genre
·
Insufficient Postage
·
No Slots Available
·
Resubmltted without Improvements
·
A Poorly Organized
Book
·
Unemotional Fiction
·
Offensive Language or Con¬
tent
·
Knowledge of the Publishing Business
·
Too Much
Time Has Passed
»
Reviewer Burnout
»
The Story Has Been
Done Before
·
77?e Subject Matter Is Not Timely
·
Wo Author
vi
Publishers Secrets for Successful Manuscripts
Credibility
·
Too Much Unique Marketing
·
Too Much Com¬
petition
·
Willingness to Promote AdditionalManuscripts
•
Offer to Co-Publish
·
Choose to Be a Nice Person
What to Do While Waiting
........................72
Improve Your Submission
·
Market Research
·
Local Media
Follow-Up with Publishers
........................76
Rejections
.......................................77
Contract Offers and Publication
——————
Advances and Royalties
...........................81
Advances
*
Royalties
·
Who Gets the Money?
The Publishing Contract
..........................89
Right of First Refusal
·
Copyright and the Right to Publish
•
Market, Geographic, and Format Rights
·
Royalty Thresh¬
olds
·
Contract Negotiations
The Author-Publisher Relationship
.................97
What Authors Should and Should Not Expect from Pub¬
lishers
·
What Your Publisher Should and Should Not Ex¬
pect from You
·
The Publishing Time
Une
Pre-Publication Marketing and Promotion
..........105
Example: Building a Fan Base
Book Development
..............................112
Editing
·
Layout, Art, and Typesetting
·
Printing and Bind¬
ing
·
Bluellnes, Galleys, ARCs, and Production
*
Initial
Printing
·
E-Books
Publication
.....................................123
VII
Blow Us Away!
After Publication
————
^—^—
—
^-^-^—
Post-Publication Marketing and Promotion
.........127
Author Events
·
Shameless Promotion
Bookstores
.....................................139
The Business of Selling Books
Contract Termination
............................142
Conclusion
.....................................145
Hyperlink Index
................................146
Index
..........................................152
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