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The author's handbook
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- Creator
- Franklynn Peterson and Judi Kesselman-Turkel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Second edition
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [2006]
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- 220 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 6612270047, 0299214834, 0299214842, 9786612270048, 1282270044, 9781282270046, 9780299214845, 9780299214838
- OCLC
- ocn489295263, ocm58546741, ocn835455496
- Includes index.
- A publishing primer -- Can your idea become a book? -- When, why and how to look for an agent -- How to approach a publisher with your book -- How to package a dynamite book proposal -- Book contracts -- Is self-publication for you? -- How to organize and do research -- How to collect first-hand information -- Three ways to write exciting nonfiction -- Five ways to write a first novel -- How to edit and prepare your final manuscript -- How and when to prepare illustrations -- What to expect from your editor (and when) -- How to help sell your own book -- The writer and the law -- Coping with the writer's life