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The Newbie's Guide to Publishing (Everything A Writer Needs To Know) [Kindle Edition]

J.A. Konrath , Jack Kilborn , Barry Eisler
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Are you a writer?

This book was written for you.

It doesn't matter if you're just getting your ears wet and learning your craft, or if you're a seasoned pro with an extensive backlist. The Newbie's Guide to Publishing contains all of the information you need to understand the writing business and maximize your sales and success.

There's over 370,000 words of writing advice, tips, tricks, and observations. That's more than 1100 pages. It's the biggest book on writing and publishing ever put together, featuring hundreds of essays on the following topics:

WRITING - More than forty essays, covering everything you need to know to craft fiction.

BREAKING IN - Over forty essays on how to find an agent and sell your writing.

PUBLISHING - More than twenty essays about the publishing business, and how it works.

PROMOTION - Over fifty essays on marketing, advertising, and self-promotion.

TOURING - Extensive, in-depth details on how to do book tours and signings.

INTERNET - Dozens of essays on how writers can effectively use the world wide web.

EBOOKS - Speculation and real-life examples of digital publishing, the Kindle, print on demand, and self-publishing.

MOTIVATION - Over fifty essays guaranteed to enlighten and inspire your writing efforts.

Plus many, many more.

It also includes a foreword and several bonus essays by bestselling author Barry Eisler.


About the Author

J.A. Konrath has written dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories. His work has been published in over a dozen countries, and there are millions of copies of his fiction in print.

His blog, A Newbie's Guide to Publishing, has been named one of Writer's Digest Magazine's Best Web Sites.

In a 12 month period, he sold over 35,000 self-published ebooks on Amazon Kindle.

He's been featured in Writer's Digest, Forbes, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Book Page, Entertainment Weekly, and The Huffington Post.

Konrath is known as the hardest working author in the business, having toured more than 1200 bookstores. He's done successful blog tours, sent over 7000 letters to libraries, and has been flown all across the country to speak on the topics of publishing, marketing, ebooks, and self-promotion.

Under the pen name Jack Kilborn, he wrote the horror novels Afraid, Trapped, Endurance, and Draculas. The Jack Daniels thriller series has houndreds of thousands of books in print around the world. The latest is Shaken, published by AmazonEncore.


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  • File Size: 2419 KB
  • Print Length: 1420 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003I6496Y
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,874 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Customer Reviews

J.A. Konrath is a seasoned author and the Newbies Guide to Publishing is his journey. waxingpoetic75  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
Again, I highly recommend this book to all beginning authors. Troy Mccombs  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
I certainly got my money's worth. Errol Williams  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
You might be wondering if all these five star reviews were written by friends of J.A. Konrath. I don't know, but it wouldn't matter even if they were, because this really is a priceless collection of advice for anyone who wants to have a successful career as a writer. I attended a writing seminar earlier this year for around $600 (not including travel, hotel, etc.), and without exaggeration, the information in this $3 ebook is worth at least as much as what I got out of that wonderful, and extremely helpful, three-day event.

Like many, I found J.A. through his incredible blog. Since then, my sincere respect for him has grown steadily into the stratosphere. Not only is he very generous with what he shares, not only does he work as hard as anyone in publishing, not only is he smart as hell, and not only is he flat-out hilarious, but as I've also come to find after reading this very work, he has more than a little invaluable wisdom to offer, as well. He is a remarkable individual, and being able to download his collected experience as a writer for such a cheap price is just amazing.

There are a few downsides to this work, and they're very insignificant on the whole. One, this ebook is a collection of his blog posts, so you can get this information for free on his blog. However, you would be *insane* to spend the time it would take to go back over the 370,000 words he's written on his enormous blog since 2005. This ebook has a table of contents that allows you to find what you want, click on it, and go right there (blogs are much harder to navigate). For $2.99, it's a steal to have all of this information so well formatted and collected. The other downside IMO is that occasionally (though not very often) you'll find some older material that J.A. has since changed his mind about. For example, he's now a big proponent of independent ebook publishing as a viable route (because the publishing landscape has changed). So my suggestion would be to keep up with his blog just a bit, so that you can see his most current takes on publishing. The last issue might be that this is a HUGE work, but then that's really a benefit, isn't it?

Obviously, people relatively new to publishing can benefit from this work. But there's enough real wisdom here that I think a midlist writer would also get far more than his or her money's worth from it. In particular, J.A. has great information/inspiration about promoting oneself as a writer in a variety of ways, both online and off, areas where he more than walks his talk. He covers an impressively wide array of topics, though, so it's certainly not all about promotion. But some of the most valuable material involves how to succeed in today's marketplace, and he is certainly a leader and pioneer when it comes to things like ebooks and blogging.

Last comment. I've benefited from reading dozens and dozens of good books on writing and publishing. One thing that makes J.A. special is that after reading his articles, I feel truly inspired by his soulfulness as an individual. There's something else behind his words which shows that despite his tireless, gritty efforts to make a living as a writer, the man is all heart. Thanks for your work, Joe.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Needs proofreading and editing! April 27, 2011
By Evie
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
It seems ironic that one of the main complaints about self-published books is their lack of editing and proofreading... and here's a how-to guide that's full of grammatical and even spelling mistakes! I can't believe this author didn't even run their text through a spell-checker! It seems like all they did was copy and paste their blog posts without taking any time to edit or format.

Although the posts have been put into a kind of sequence, more needs to be added to make the book 'flow' - I can't see any point in buying this, you may as well just read the blog.
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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Holy Typos Batman! March 7, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Seriously dude! Spell-check is your friend. As is a cursory proofread for misplaced quotes and outdated references. There is good stuff here, but I'm having trouble taking it seriously due to the many many errors. You know the person who corrects ads and points out errors in signs? That is not me. I happily miss most mistakes. If I'm noticing them, you have a problem.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing resource!!
If you are interested in writing and publishing, this is the book for you. The writing tips I've received from this book have broken my writers block. Read more
Published 7 days ago by M.G. Silverstein
4.0 out of 5 stars Guide with Some Gravy
I came out of reading it with pages of notes on writing, publishing, and marketing. He writes in a witty and funny style that makes a not so juicy subject appetizing. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michele
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book of advice....
I got this as a freebie and enjoyed the advice it contains within. I think it can help new and existing writers break out into e-publishing and I recommend it.
Published 1 month ago by leila
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book
IMO this book is filled with sound advice and honest evaluations. A need to know exactly what one is getting themselves into regarding publishing and how it all works, or fails to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Avid Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is worth every penny
Hands down, this is the best $2.99 I've spent for my writing career. If you're a writer seeking to either self-publish or get a contract from a publisher, you should read this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Crowell
4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for writers
This book is a great resource for both aspiring and experienced writers. Basically, it's a bunch of blogs that the author wrote over a few years, covering everything from how to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mike Reuther
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for all new, beginning authors!
This book is about as informative as can be. Konrath goes into MUCH detail to explain what he's done, how everything works, what works, what doesn't, etc... He explains it all. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Troy Mccombs
5.0 out of 5 stars Overflowing with information!
There are tons of self-publishing books currently available. It seems many writers think they can knock out a few novels and then cash in on the thirst for self-publishing... Read more
Published 7 months ago by William Blackwell
4.0 out of 5 stars JA KONRATH GIVES ADVISE
The book, using the term loosely, is huge. Lots of stuff to read. Lots of good stuff and some not so good. Read more
Published 8 months ago by James L. Woolridge
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is priceless!
As an aspiring author, I stumbled upon JA Konrath's helpful blog. I downloaded Newbie's Guide and couldn't believe the amount of material included. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kim Cano
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Questions from Readers for J. A. Konrath

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Just wanted to thank you...You kindly sent me a free CD version of the audio book for 'Origin' when I purchased a print copy of Timecaster from your website (thanks so much). I just wanted to say that having listened to the audio book after having read...
Laverdad asked Nov 4, 2012
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Thanks! I love my audiobook versions.

J. A. Konrath answered Nov 5, 2012



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