Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books - Hardcover

Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books - Hardcover

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Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books - Hardcover

Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books - Hardcover

$30.19
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by Jean Marie Stine (Author)

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
Number of Pages: 206
Dimensions: 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 01, 1997

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