The writer's essential tackle box getting a hook on the publishing industry / by Lynn Price.
| Author/creator | Price, Lynn, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Lake Forest] Calif., USA : Behler Publications, |
| Description | 368 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Agents -- The book review -- Marketing and sales -- Book shepherd -- Bookstore events -- Cover design -- Distributor -- Independent editor -- Warehouse distribution -- Internet resources -- Publicists -- Websites -- Before you bait your hook -- Myth busting -- The log line -- The pitch -- Author bio : creating something from nothing -- Word count -- The snooze-less query letter -- The s-s-sy-sy-synopsis -- Submissions advice -- Apres le query/submission -- Rejection -- "So why did you reject me?" -- The promotion plan -- Publishers are not created equally -- The players -- Print on demand : POD -- Questions every writer should ask a publisher before querying -- Vanity/subsidy publication : pay to play -- When a manuscript feels sick -- Punctuation beerfest -- Submission autopsy. Part 1, Show vs. tell -- Submission autopsy. Part 2, Backstory, fluff and good intentions -- Submission autopsy. Part 3, Dialog tags -- Submission autopsy. Part 4, POV -- Physical descriptions in blocks of text : watch out for those bosoms -- Survival style guide -- Watchful writing : mind your characters -- Do miracles happen? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009012011 |
| ISBN | 9781933016344 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1933016345 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |