Masterclass: Get Your Book Published
Masterclass: Get Your Book Published

Author: Katherine Lapworth

Publisher: Teach Yourself

Published: 2014-06-27

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1473600200

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LEARN HOW TO FIND A PUBLISHER AND GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED. Do you have a completed manuscript ready for submission? Are you looking to successfully publish or self-publish your work? Do you have the level of understanding of the publishing industry? Whether you want to take a traditional route into print or want to digitally self-publish, this book will give you the advice you need on everything from submitting manuscripts to garnering reviews and promoting your work. It covers everything from polishing a final draft to managing your finances, and is also full of case studies, advice and tips from industry insiders from both traditional publishing and successful self-publishing backgrounds. ABOUT THE SERIES The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

The Thomas Berryman Number
The Thomas Berryman Number

Author: James Patterson

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 075956762X

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Discover James Patterson's stunning debut, an Edgar Award-winning novel of prejudice and murder in the American South. You are about to begin a classic award-winning novel of suspense. When an up-and-coming politician is murdered in a small Southern town, reporter Ochs Jones suspects that racism and prejudice had something to do with it-and when he learns about two other murders, tracking down the killer becomes more important than ever. No one tells a story quite like the world's #1 bestselling writer. As the manhunt begins, Patterson delivers the heart-stopping action and unforgettable suspense that made him famous.

Master Class
Master Class

Author: Christina Dalcher

Publisher: Berkley Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0440000831

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Every child's potential is regularly determined by a standardized measurement: their quotient (Q). Score high enough, and attend a top tier school with a golden future. Score too low, and it's off to a federal boarding school with limited prospects afterwards. The purpose? An improved society where education costs drop, teachers focus on the more promising students, and parents are happy.Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state's elite schools. When her nine-year-old daughter bombs a monthly test and her Q score drops to a disastrously low level, she is immediately forced to leave her top school for a federal institution hundreds of miles away. As a teacher, Elena thought she understood the tiered educational system, but as a mother whose child is now gone, Elena's perspective is changed forever. She just wants her daughter back.And she will do the unthinkable to make it happen. (4e de couverture)

Gone Fishin'
Gone Fishin'

Author: Walter Mosley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2002-09-17

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0743451759

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Everything Easy Rawlins and Mouse Alexander ever knew about friendship, and themselves, comes apart at the seams when they enter a steamy bayou world of voodoo, sex, revenge, and death.

Negotiating with the Dead
Negotiating with the Dead

Author: Margaret Atwood

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-03-06

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780521662604

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Margaret Atwood examines the nature of writing and the role of writers.

The Memoir Project
The Memoir Project

Author: Marion Roach Smith

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2011-06-09

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1455501824

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An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—​now new and revised (Kirkus Reviews)! The greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is write a book—about themselves? It's not that every person has lived such a unique or dramatic life, but we inherently understand that writing a memoir—whether it's a book, blog, or just a letter to a child—is the single greatest path to self-examination. Through the use of disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, you can stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writer's block. Previously self-published under the title, Writing What You Know: Raelia, this book has found an enthusiastic audience that now writes with intent.

How to Write a Book Proposal
How to Write a Book Proposal

Author: Jody Rein

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1440348170

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THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR SELLING YOUR BOOK If you want to publish a book, you must present it to agents and publishers with a knock-your-socks-off proposal. Whether you're seeking a traditional press to publish your self-published book or trying to win over an agent for your graphic novel, memoir, or nonfiction title, you need an irresistible proposal. The better your proposal, the better the editor, publisher, and deal you will get. Nailing your proposal requires an understanding of how publishers work and how to brand yourself, build a platform, and structure your book. You'll learn it all in this breezy top-to-bottom revision of the classic 100,000-copy best-seller. Inside How to Write a Book Proposal 5th Edition, you will find: • Examples of successful proposals that earned six-figure deals • Guidance from agents, publishers, and writers • Ways to customize your proposal • Strategies for proposals in the Digital Age • Effective structures for narrative writers • A list of the "Top Ten Proposal Killers" This sassy, thorough guide from industry professionals Jody Rein and Michael Larsen will become your go-to for advice about publishing.

How to Perfect Your Submission
How to Perfect Your Submission

Author: Scott Pack

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-19

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13:

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Essential reading for authors submitting their work to agents or publishers.Publishing veteran Scott Pack offers sensible, practical advice on how to create the perfect submission. Based in on his sell-out Guardian Masterclasses, this short guide provides aspiring authors with the tools they need to avoid the classic mistakes made by so many, and to ensure they give their work the best chance possible of being read, considered and published.Covering all aspects of the submission process, including how to identify the best places to submit your work, writing the ideal cover letter, perfecting your pitch, creating an effective synopsis and strategies for submission, this ebook contains everything you need to get your submission right.This revised and updated edition includes additional information on non-fiction submissions and an extended FAQ section featuring questions posed by readers and participants in Scott's classes and workshops.

How To Write Your First Novel
How To Write Your First Novel

Author: Sophie King

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1848034695

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Let best-selling novelist Sophie King guide you through the whole process of writing your first novel and getting it published. This revised edition takes aspiring novelists through the steps of writing a novel, from finding that initial idea, to keeping the plot going and crafting the perfect ending. With helpful exercises in each chapter you will learn how to: - Develop a brilliant idea for your first novel - Create characters that will make your novel come alive - Plot your novel so that your readers simply have to turn the page - Unravel the mysteries of viewpoint - Create realistic dialogue and settings so your readers feel they are there - Find your own voice. - Most importantly, the book includes tips and advice on how to get published. This new edition also includes a ten step guide to revision so that you can polish your novel to be the best it can be.

Master Class in Fiction Writing: Techniques from Austen, Hemingway, and Other Greats
Master Class in Fiction Writing: Techniques from Austen, Hemingway, and Other Greats

Author: Adam Sexton

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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Do you want to take your fiction writing to the next level? LEARN FROM THE MASTERS "Adam Sexton taught me how to read like a writer--and, in a way, how to write like a reader. For without first considering the experience of reading stories--seriously, thoroughly, the way Sexton does--you can't possibly write one worth reading." --Tara McCarthy, author of Love Will Tear Us Apart Many writers believe that if they just find the right teacher or workshop, their writing will reach new heights of skill. But why not learn from the best? In his popular workshops in New York City, creative writing instructor Adam Sexton has found that the most effective way for any writer to grasp on the elements of fiction is to study the great masters. Master Class in Fiction Writing is your personal crash course in creative writing, with the world's most accomplished fiction writers as your guides. You will learn: The art of characterization from Jane Austen Style and voice from Ernest Hemingway Dialogue from Iris Murdoch Description from Vladimir Nabokov The timeless techniques of plotting in the work of Joseph Conrad The ingenious structure of James Joyce Point of view from Toni Morrison Over the course of just ten chapters you can master all the components of great short story and novel writing. These are the most important lessons any writer can learn--a truly "novel" approach to writing that will enrich, inform, and inspire.