What Every Author Needs to Know
‘No one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so naive as to believe a book will make it merely because it’s good.’ Richard Curtis, New York literary agent
The ways of the publishing business are mysterious. There are special principles which govern publishers' behaviour, which can make it frustrating for authors who are seeking to market their work and don’t know which way to turn.
Sex, Lies & Book Publishing lifts the lid on the publishing world today, and the people who work in it - from the sex lives and drinking habits of editors to the way they assess books from new authors. Our guide is packed with trade secrets and insider's advice to authors which are unavailable in any other publication.
If you take an interest in a business, you should do all you can to make that business interested in you. Sex, Lies & Book Publishing shows you how. It is a completely up-to-date guide to the way in which agents and publishers operate. In particular it focuses on how they look at submissions from new authors, and the prospect of publishing a first book. Here’s what our guide offers you:
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Sex, Lies & Book Publishing
Part 1 – From Inspiration To Representation
Chap 1 – The AgentWhat is an agent, and why do you need one?
Chap 2 – To Find An Agent, Think Like An Agent
What agents are looking for
Chap 3 – Which Agent?
How to select the right kind of agent for you
Chap 4 – The Writer’s Ambassador – The Covering Letter
The vital importance of a good covering letter - and what not to do
Chap 5 - Five Pieces of Advice for Writers
Writing tips from the agent's perspective
Chap 6 - How To Write A Non-Fiction Book Proposal
The art of writing about a book which doesn't exist yet
Chap 7 – Going Into Partnership
How to accept an offer of representation from an agen
Part 2 – From Representation To Publication
Chap 8 The Submission ProcessSending the book out to publishers, and fielding responses
Chap 9 Doing The Deal
The offer of publication; the contract
Chap 10 Editorial & Design
The role of the editor, and the importance of the book’s cover
Chap 11 Marketing & Publicity
Budgets, and how they get spent; media publicity; author-led promotion Chap 12 99% Perspiration: How To Market Your Book
Why you can't leave it all to the publisher
Chap 13 Sales & Booksellers
The gatekeepers of success
Chap 14 Publication Day
The day of reckoning
Part 3 – The Wide Blue Yonder
Chap 15 The Next Step
How the book sold, and what that means for your career
Chap 16 The World Wide Write-a-thon
Self-publishing and e-books
Chap 17 Back To The Slush Pile?
The future of publishing
Inside information can help you present the kind of work which will find a market. And that’s where this 80-plus page guide can give you the edge.
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