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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
Publisher : Trade Paper Press; 1st edition (February 1, 1997)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0471037397
ISBN-13 : 978-0471037392
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 6.01 x 0.59 x 9.01 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book very thorough, helpful, and easy to understand. They also say it makes writing self-help books much easier and is a great A-to-Z step-by-step approach for first-time writers. Readers also describe the information as informative, interesting, and great for writers of self-help, motivational, and personal achievement books.
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