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How to Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book 1st Edition

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition (July 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0658021044
  • ISBN-13: 978-0658021046
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA good book
By Bert Krages on September 24, 2002
Format: Paperback
The strongest points of this book are the sections on ascertaining the market for your book idea, the options available to get your foot in the door, and the need to write a quality proposal (better is better than faster). The chapter about the elements that make up a book proposal are sound although not as extensive as they could be. The examples of query letters and proposals are excellent. I found the sections on writing the book to be less useful but sound. Other writers may find them very helpful. The book is graced with some wonderful quotes. One of my favorites - by Patrick Dennis - is "Writing isn't hard. It isn't any harder than ditch-digging."
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3.0 out of 5 starsHow to NOT Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book
By Kathy K VINE VOICE on October 30, 2005
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In terms of "writing" a nonficition book, this book provides sound advice. As for "selling" your nonfiction book, well, that's an entirely different story altogether. The three sample query letters/proposals the author provides comprise 80+ pages of this only 213-page book. Yet, only one of the three actually SOLD. One is, by the author's own admission, her only manuscript that NEVER SOLD. The other, one the author thought was so compelling and was sure would be snatched up quickly, was ultimately self-published after being shopped around for years. If you're seeking rudimentary info on nonfiction publishing then this book passes. If you're going to model your own proposals after those provided within, however, you'd be better served elsewhere.
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4.0 out of 5 starsLots of Helpful Information
By Gregory A. Kompes on May 26, 2006
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Ms. Camenson presents a terrific overview of the nonfiction publishing world in general. More specifically, she outlines the necessary steps to sell your nonfiction book before you actually write it. This is one of the major keys to professional time utilization. Ms. Camenson points out that there's no point investing a lot of time writing a book that might never sell.

Included in the book are tips for researching ideas, preparing and presenting query letters and book proposals, information on "standard" contracts, and advice on writing your book once you sell it.

As far as the writing advice section goes, there are much better aids, books, and guides for this. But, on the whole, this is an excellent book for the nonfiction writer's bookshelf.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA primer for beginners who don't know how to get started
By Hope Irvin Marston on February 12, 2014
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If I had read this book before I began writing my first nonfiction manuscript, it might have sold to the first editor I submitted it rather than to the seventh. In the same vein, I would not have spent time on several nonfiction manuscripts that never made it into print. Still my time was not wasted. Each was a steppingstone to finally getting published. Still it would have been better to have gotten there faster. That said, I recommend this book to those of you who want to write a book, but don’t have any ideas of suitable topics for you or how to get started if you do have some ideas. You will find the chapter “Finding and Defining Book Ideas That Sell” to be a godsend.

One third of this book is given over to query letters and book proposals. I think beginner writers would have been better helped with more information on finding intriguing topics to write about. They will find them in Marc McCutcheon’s book, DAMN! Why Didn’t I Write That?

Since these books were published more than ten years ago, used copies are available for purchase. Do yourself a favor and purchase both of them. Studying them will get you started on your way to publication.
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