Full Description
'Contains everything you need to know to get published' Adam Kay, author of the No1 bestseller This Is Going to Hurt
From a handy introduction to how the publishing world works, and how authors fit into it, to practical tips on writing your book, strategies for editing and re-writing, Tips from a Publisher is an indispensable guide for authors.
Helping you create the perfect submission and telling you the truth about what happens once you get published, it is crammed full of common-sense advice, and some trade secrets, that no aspiring writer should be without.
Contents
An Introduction to Publishing
- The Lifecycle of a Book
- A Beginner's Guide to Publishing Models
- The Mathematics of Publishing
Writing Your Book
- Writing Strategies
- How to Write a Killer Opening
- Writing Dialogue that Sounds Right
- Creating Fictional Worlds
- Writing Believable Characters
Revising Your Book
- How to Edit Your Own Work
- Strategies for Rewrites
Submitting and Publishing Your Book
- How to Perfect Your Submission
- Life as an Author
- Self Publishing



