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Authors Access

by Irene Watson

Book Details

Publisher:Modern History Press
Published:2008-11-01
Pages:230
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

About This Book

The industry's most experienced veterans are ready to share their hard-won success secrets with you about... Editing and working with an editorWriting effective proseÿMarketing your productÿAmazon programs and Amazon KindleÿBook Proposals that workÿExploiting Web 2.0 to promote your bookÿBook DesignÿFreelancingÿOnline sales opportunitiesÿBranding yourself or your bookÿBook ReviewsÿGhostWritingÿSelf-PublishingÿExpanding PublicityÿGalleys and ARCs and more...ÿ The distilled wisdom from interviews,

Our Review

This essential guide for aspiring authors delivers hard-won industry knowledge from publishing veterans, covering everything from crafting effective prose and navigating Amazon's platforms to developing compelling book proposals and mastering self-publishing. The book serves as a comprehensive toolkit, translating complex industry concepts into actionable advice on editing, marketing, freelancing, and exploiting web-based promotion opportunities. It demystifies the entire publishing lifecycle, from initial manuscript development with ghostwriters to advanced publicity strategies using galleys and ARCs.

What sets this resource apart is its format as distilled wisdom from direct interviews, offering readers an insider's perspective without the fluff. Emerging writers and those struggling to break through will find the practical guidance on branding, online sales, and book design particularly transformative. This is the mentorship-in-print that cuts through the noise, providing the foundational knowledge every serious author needs to navigate the modern publishing landscape successfully.

Themes

Language Arts & Disciplines

Subjects

Language Arts & Disciplines