Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books

Stine, Jean Marie

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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
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Writer
Stine, Jean Marie
Title
Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books
Publisher
Trade Paper Press
Year
1997
Language
English
Pages
208
Weight
295 gr
EAN
9780471037392
Dimensions
235 x 159 x 13 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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