Summary: "A collection of essays from today's most acclaimed authors--from Cheryl Strayed to Roxane Gay to Jennifer Weiner, Alexander Chee, Nick Hornby, and Jonathan Franzen--on the realities of making a living in the writing world. In the literary world, the debate around writing and commerce often begs us to take sides: either writers should be paid for everything they do or writers should just pay...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 SCRMaum, Courtney
Summary: Everything you've ever wanted to know about publishing but were too afraid to ask is right here in this funny, candid guide by acclaimed author Courtney Maum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 MAUDiehl, Gregory V.
Summary: Do you have something important to say? Are your knowledge and experience unique, valuable, and in demand? Do you want to write a book that changes the way people think and live? By combining his experience as an educator and entrepreneur, author Gregory V. Diehl teaches passionate thinkers how to turn unique messages into profitable books—without sacrificing royalties or creative control to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia, SC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.5 DIECamenson, Blythe.
Summary: Offers a step-by-step guide to the publishing process, including examples of synopses and queries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 CAMKawasaki, Guy
Summary: "In 2011 the publisher of Guy Kawasaki's New York Times bestseller, Enchantment, could not fill an order for 500 ebook copies of the book. Because of this experience, Guy self-published his next book, What the Plus! and learned first-hand that self-publishing is a complex, confusing, and idiosyncratic process. As Steve Jobs said, 'There must be a better way.' With Shawn Welch, a tech wizard,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nononina Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 KAWYager, Jan
Summary: "Written for self-published book authors as well as commercially published authors who want to participate in promoting their own book, How to Promote Your Book guides the reader through every aspect of promotion, including creating sales sheets, press releases, and press kits; obtaining blurbs and reviews; getting coverage from both traditional and Internet-based media; getting speaking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square One Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 002.068 YAGSummary: With the new submission conveniences offered by the Internet, today's authors face unprecedented competition in the writing market. So, how does an aspiring author get published? This course lays out your best options for publication and leads you step by step toward achieving your goals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1982
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Summary: "In 'The Book Bible,' New York times bestseller and 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 SHATarrant, Graham
Summary: "A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. Do you know: Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote? Who the other Winston Churchill was? A treasure trove of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2019