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Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books (Wiley Books for Writers Series)
Writing Successful SelfHelp and HowTo Books - Wiley Books for Writers Series Author:Jean Marie Stine "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 M... more »astering 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