Writing Successful Self-help and How-to Books (Paperback)

"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

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1997
First published:	February 1997
Authors:	Jean Marie Stine
Dimensions:	227 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-03739-2
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > General
LSN:	0-471-03739-7
Barcode:	9780471037392

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