Writing and Publishing Your Book: A Guide for Experts in Every Field
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Publishing, Writing Skills, Reference
| Author: | Melody Herr Ph.D. | ISBN: | 9781440858765 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | October 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Greenwood | Language: | English |
| Author: | Melody Herr Ph.D. |
| ISBN: | 9781440858765 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | October 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Greenwood |
| Language: | English |
This book is the next-best-thing to a personal writing coach. Drawing upon her own extensive experience as an author and publisher, Melody Herr guides the reader through every step of the writing and publishing process: constructing a table of contents, preparing a proposal, finding a publisher, negotiating a contract, drafting the manuscript, and marketing the finished product. Throughout, she offers proven strategies for producing a book that highlights its author's authoritative knowledge and writing skills.
Unique among writing guides, Writing and Publishing Your Book: A Guide for Experts in Every Field acknowledges the reader's own expertise; speaks to researchers and scholars across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities; and provides information and guidance that will benefit junior authors as well as their more senior colleagues. By following these practical, step-by-step instructions, new authors will more easily liberate their own creativity while avoiding the many pitfalls that mire new writers, thereby maintaining momentum for a successful publication.
This book is the next-best-thing to a personal writing coach. Drawing upon her own extensive experience as an author and publisher, Melody Herr guides the reader through every step of the writing and publishing process: constructing a table of contents, preparing a proposal, finding a publisher, negotiating a contract, drafting the manuscript, and marketing the finished product. Throughout, she offers proven strategies for producing a book that highlights its author's authoritative knowledge and writing skills.
Unique among writing guides, Writing and Publishing Your Book: A Guide for Experts in Every Field acknowledges the reader's own expertise; speaks to researchers and scholars across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities; and provides information and guidance that will benefit junior authors as well as their more senior colleagues. By following these practical, step-by-step instructions, new authors will more easily liberate their own creativity while avoiding the many pitfalls that mire new writers, thereby maintaining momentum for a successful publication.
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