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

by Jean Marie Stine
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jean Marie StineSeries:Wiley Books for WritersPublish date:1997-02-01Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Trade Paper PressISBN-13:9780471037392ISBN-10:471037397UPC:9780471037392Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:WritingBook Topic:AuthorshipSize:9.01 x 6.01 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCP7JDJ4QN
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
Language:EnglishPublisher:Trade Paper PressISBN-13:9780471037392ISBN-10:471037397UPC:9780471037392Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:WritingBook Topic:AuthorshipSize:9.01 x 6.01 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCP7JDJ4QN
JEAN MARIE STINE has edited over 50 self-help titles, including such bestsellers as Women Who Love Too Much, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life. She has held numerous editorial positions, most recently Editor in Chief at Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.
Publisher: Trade Paper Press

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