Some thoughts on the best home business anywhere...How much can a modestly successful author make?...Fiction vs. Nonfiction...Do you have to be a high school dropout to do this?
Could You Have Written Any of These?
11
(18)
A select representation of the hundreds of titles that earn thousands and even millions of dollars for their authors every year
Nonfiction Success Stories
29
(12)
Make a sizable income writting nonfiction books...A score or more best-selling titles you could have written
What Kind of Nonfiction Book Should You Write?
41
(18)
Nonfiction's top-selling topics...A rundown of the basic nonfiction categories...A critical ingredient for author success
How to Know if Your Book Idea Will Fly
59
(17)
Avoid listening to family and friends...Testing your idea...The Great Book Idea checklist
Why You Don't Need a College Degree
76
(16)
Establishing credibility...Where to find expert information...Contacting experts...Collaborating...``With a foreword by...''
Do You Need an Agent?
92
(19)
Fees...Duties and responsibilities...Representing yourself...Sample agent/author contract...Choosing an agent
Toughen Yourself to Rejection
111
(4)
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger
The Query Letter
115
(18)
Be professional...Sample letters...What to include...What to omit...Anticipate rejections
The Proposal
133
(19)
The parts...Sample of a successful proposal...Proper format
Negotiating Your Book Contract
152
(24)
Figuring advances & royalities...Negotiating the advance...Handling subrights...Sample contract
Promotion
176
(17)
Working with your publisher's publicist...Obtaining prepublication blurbs...Promotion to-do checklist...Resources
Lean and Mean: The Secrets to Full-Time Writting Success
193
(16)
It's a business...1,000 words a day...Focus...A writer's checklist for success
A Grab Bag of Tips
209
(36)
Beating the block...Entitling titles...Writing tips...Finding more time to write
The Author's Bundle of Rights
230
(2)
Standard Format for Book Proposals and Manuscripts
232
(1)
Resources
Helpful Books
233
(1)
Helpful Magazines
234
(1)
Helpful Websites
235
(1)
Organizations
236
(2)
University News and Public Information Offices
238
(7)
Glossary
245
(5)
Index
250
(14)
About the Author
264
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