Writing a Nonfiction Book: How to prepare your work for publication (Successful Writing)

Writing a Nonfiction Book: How to prepare your work for publication (Successful Writing)

Norman Toulson

Language: English

Pages: 280

ISBN: B01K0R5I5E

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


A step-by-step guide for the would-be author. The book describes how to collect factual information and structure it into chapters, how to find the right publisher, how to sell your concept of the book to the publishing company, and how to promote sales to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you are addressing the letter, use a normal business mode of address, such as 'Dear Sirs', 'Dear Mr Brown' or 'Dear Miss Jones'. And close the letter with 'Yours faithfully' or 'Yours truly'. Wait for the publisher to take any steps towards a less formal style. Matters to Mention the subject of the proposed book target readers Page 44 your relevant qualifications your experience as a writer any influence you have to promote sales of the book the likely

libraries unearth less information than you hoped for, you might find books about your subject Page 14 in a privately owned library. A phone call to the librarian may tell you whether: the library has relevant books you could have access to them. Examples of such libraries are those of: universities schools learned societies professional associations trade associations. The existence of a book in a private library, but not in public

older person who would like to adopt this as a new career? If not, would there be a demand for a book designed to deal with either or both of those situations? It might be more rewarding in every way for you to write such a book than to compete with the books already written for people who are leaving school or higher education. Your eventual choice of niche may differ greatly from your original concept. It may also contain few of the other ideas that have jockeyed with each other in your

a shop that specialises in books for students of visual art. She finds nothing on the lines she has been planning. Similarly she draws a blank when she visits public libraries. The nearest she finds is books showing cats in odd situations and other droll animal pictures. While hesitating to think her idea is unique, she believes she faces no direct competition. She accepts that this does not guarantee that she will find a ready market for her work. Charles is taking a gap year Charles is

55 Avoiding Jargon 59 Using Vivid Language 59 Providing Illustrations 60 Preparing Appendices 60 Checklist 62 Case Studies 62 Discussion Points 64 6 Revising the Text 65 Removing Errors 66 Adding Anything Omitted 67 Slimming the Text 68 Polishing the Presentation 71 Deleting What Might Offend 71 Checklist 72 Case Studies 72 Discussion Points

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