Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books

Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages : 116
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ISBN-10 : 9780470346143
ISBN-13 : 0470346140
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Book Synopsis Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books by : Jean Marie Stine

Download or read book Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books written by Jean Marie Stine and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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


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