Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books

If you follow only a third of Jean's advice, you'll have a successful book. --Jeremy Tarcher, Publisher...
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Author: Jean Marie Stine
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books by Stine, Jean Marie

Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books

¥4,299

Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books

¥4,299
Author: Jean Marie Stine
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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

Author: Jean Marie Stine
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 02/01/1997
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.01w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780471037392

About the Author
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.

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