Synopsis
This practical guide to strengthening writing skills and getting noticed in the cutthroat publishing industry will benefit aspiring authors, struggling authors, or anyone with an unpublished manuscript. Among the topics covered are how to read intelligently and carefully; understanding setting and characterization; how to write character biographies and characteristics lists; plotting, drafting, and writing; reasons why manuscripts are rejected; finding agents, publishers, and printers; and marketing and sales strategies. This complete set of start-to-finish tools puts the emphasis back on good writing as the surest means of getting published for profit.
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About the Author
David Strode Akens is a veteran literary agent and publisher and the author of more than 20 books, including Computers in Plain English, The Untitled Mystery, and John Glenn. He lives in Huntsville, Alabama.
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How to Write and Get It Published
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