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Build your career as a successful author with this proven, no-nonsense guide to marketing your own books.In today's competitive publishing marketplace, the battle begins before a new book even hits the shelves. An author needs to deploy every weapon in their marketing arsenal to get ahead of the competition. Guerrilla Marketing for Writers is packed with proven insights and advice, it details a hundred "Classified secrets" that will help authors sell their...

Written by a top literary agent who gives writers an insider's view of how to find and work with an agent throughout the process of getting published. Includes:-- How to know that you're ready for an agent-- 7 ways to find an agent-- Writing a cover letter that grabs attention-- What to do with an agent once you've got one-- What you can expect and what you'd better not hope for-- Making sure this is the right agent for you-- Congratulation...

THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR SELLING YOUR BOOKIf 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 r...

Because the battle begins before a book even hits the shelves, an author needs every weapon to get ahead of the competition. Guerrilla Marketing for Writers is packed with proven insights and advice, it details 100 “Classified secrets” that will help authors sell their work before and after it’s published. This life range of weapons-practical low-cost and no-cost marketing techniques-will help authors design a powerful strategy for strengthening their proposals, promoting their books, and ...

Get in on the self-publishing boom and enjoy a steady stream of income for the rest of your lifeThe self-publishing revolution that exploded when the Kindle came to town continues to expand. A number of writers are now making a living publishing their own ebooks.Most, however, are finding the results disappointing. Usually this comes from the lack of a coherent publishing strategy.It’s too bad, because the right approach can greatly increase the odds that a writer w...

If you want to write a book that's going to sell to both publishers and readers, you need to know how to produce a marketable work and help it become successful. It starts the moment you have an idea. That's when you begin thinking about the first elements of the business plan that will make your project the best it can be.The reality is that you don't want to spend time and energy writing a book that will never get read. The way to avoid that is to create a business plan for your ...

Take Control of Your Destiny!Bottom line: You want to get published. You want to control the future of your manuscript and your writing career.Best-selling author Marilyn Ross and publishing expert Sue Collier show you how to make your own success - whether you're a published author, entrepreneur, corporation, professional, or absolute newcomer to writing. In this expanded and completely revised 5th edition of the "bible" o...

Straight Talk from a PublisherThe publishing world has changed! An explosion in printed books, E-books, and self-publishing has contributed to more new titles coming to market than ever before. With so much happening, how does a new author stand out from the crowd? Not to mention turn a profit.In Think Like a Publisher: 33 Essential Tips to Write, Promote, and Sell Your Book, Randy Davila, President of Hampton Roads Publishing & Hierophant Publishi...

A veteran author shares a wealth of smart strategies for getting your book noticed without spending a fortune.In today’s marketplace, aspiring authors are more empowered than ever to see their work published. But writing a terrific manuscript is only one aspect of preparing a book for publication. Writers also need to understand the business of connecting their work with its intended readership. In Promote Your Book, Patricia Fry explains how to navigate t...

Is marketing sucking the joy out of your writing life?Do you wish you could spend more time writing and less time selling? Do you suffer from platform paranoia or social marketing madness? Are you stressed because you can't keep up with the latest marketing gimmicks and perpetual-motion author-entrepreneurs?Here's good news: Marketing For Writers Who Hate Marketing will show you how to have the kind of writing life you long for by dispelling the marketing m...

Do you want to work in publishing? Publishing is a hard industry to get into, and the first few years involve a lot of work for little pay. Through this book you will gain the information you need to enter the world of books with your eyes wide open. The vast majority of people who want to go into publishing want to be editors, which is the path with the least pay and most work (at least initially). But do you know what the other jobs in publishing even are? You might be more suited for an...