Book Report

by Shaw, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780971759664
• ISBN10: 0971759669
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Books for Life Fndtn

Summary

Based on practical advice from Mark Shaw, the author of fifteen published books, Book Report is the only reference on book publishing alternatives writers will ever need. Readers will learn: How To Decide if Your Book Concept has Publishing Potential, How to Create Unique Storytelling Ideas, How To Improve Writing Skills, Why It Is Important to Market the Book Proposal and Query Letter Not The Book, How to Create Exciting Book Proposals and Query Letters, How To Find the Right Literary Agent or Publisher, and Why it is Important to Avoid Subsidy Publishers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	10	(7)
Mark's Ten Steps To Publication
Analyze The Publishing Industry To Gain Confidence	17	(16)
Write A Story You Are Passionate About---One That Is Marketable	33	(22)
Your Passport To Publication Is Good Writing	55	(27)
There Is No One Right Way To Tell A Story, But There Is A Best Way	82	(19)
Preparing An Outline Is A Blueprint For Success	101	(9)
Traditional Publishing Is A Writer's Best Friend	110	(25)
Market The Query Letter And Book Proposal---Not The Book	135	(34)
Write A Query Letter Second-To-None	169	(11)
Rejection Is Not Part Of The Writer's Vocabulary	180	(9)
When Considering A Book Contract, Watch Your Backside	189	(6)
Epilogue	195	(3)
Appendix	198