Language Arts & Disciplines - Publishers & Publishing Industry

Reading this book you will discover how to: - become inspired to write - get started on your book - organise and plan your book - prepare and research your book - build your book team - create a dynamic title with a stand...

If you want to get your manuscript published, read this book.There's no secret handshake or golden key in these pages, but Imagine a Door offers a more equitable and empowering prize: information delivered with gentleness. Author and publisher Laura Stanfill started working on this...

From the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals Developmental editing holds the power to make a manuscript connect with publishers and readers, yet few scholarly...

A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to today Middlemen rewrites literary history from the perspective of one of its most important but least visible figures: the literary agent. Chronicling the story of agents...

A unique stress-free approach for anyone who has ever wanted to write.Author: Scott EdelsteinPublisher: Scarborough House PublishersPublished: 01/02/1994Pages: 300Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.49w x 0.75dISBN: 9780812831344

Author: Stephen DuncombePublisher: Microcosm PublishingPublished: 08/05/2025Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80dISBN: 9781648415890About the AuthorStephen Duncombe is Professor of Media and Culture at New York University and author and editor of ten books and numerous articles on the intersection of culture...

The story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making "A stunning achievement . . . a sweeping intellectual history with a...

A funny and entertaining history of printed books as told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers, collected by television's favorite rare-book expert from HISTORY's hit series Pawn Stars.Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been...

A publishing industry insider reveals the hilarious and fascinating mishaps, hoaxes, and gaffes behind your favorite books.It's a long journey from a writer's mind to a finished book, and a lot needs to go right along the way. But isn't it more interesting when...

What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book? Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre-something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is made up of its own story...

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting...

An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. In Save...

Winner, 2021 Foreword INDIES award"Brilliant, time-tested and clear" advice that will help writers at all stages, in all genres, write their very best book--and then make it better. As a freelance editor for more than a decade, Williams has shepherded books from rough draft...

"Miss Beach's book is intimate, not scholarly, and thus full of interesting information. Her reminiscences are literally an index of everybody in the twenties, and she knew them all."--Janet Flanner, New YorkerSylvia Beach was intimately acquainted with the expatriate and visiting writers of the...

A charming new edition of a much-loved book about books"A playful celebrant of literary proliferation."--New Yorker In So Many Books, Gabriel Zaid offers his observations on the literary condition: a highly original analysis of the predicament that readers, authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, and teachers...

Since 2002, Stolen Sharpie Revolution: a DIY Resource for Zines and Zine Culture has been the go-to guide for all things zine related. This little red book is stuffed with information about zines. Things you may know, stuff you don't know and even stuff...

Want to self-publish your book but don't know where to start? Worried it's too complex or you don't have the right skills?This updated and expanded Fourth edition of Successful Self-Publishing provides everything you need to successfully self-publish your book in ebook, print, and audio...

From the literary agent behind some of today's most successful authors comes a narrative guide geared specifically to the needs of aspiring and working nonfiction writers, demystifying the world of publishing and offering a practical roadmap to getting your book published. "An invaluable resource."--Clint...

Discover the Untold Secrets Bestselling Authors Don't Want You to KnowHave you ever dreamed of writing a book that amplifies your brand, accelerates your business, or transforms your life-but felt held back by time, money, or self-doubt? If so, you're not alone.In The Author's...

Discover the Untold Secrets Bestselling Authors Don't Want You to KnowHave you ever dreamed of writing a book that amplifies your brand, accelerates your business, or transforms your life-but felt held back by time, money, or self-doubt? If so, you're not alone.In The Author's...