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Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction--and Get It Published
Thinking Like Your Editor How to Write Great Serious Nonfictionand Get It Published
Author: Susan Rabiner, Alfred Fortunato
Distilled wisdom from two publishing pros for every serious nonfiction author in search of big commercial success. Over 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant attention for their ideas—and substantial ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393324617
ISBN-10: 0393324613
Publication Date: 8/2003
Pages: 288
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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tiffanyak avatar reviewed Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction--and Get It Published on + 215 more book reviews
There is a lot of good stuff here about book publishing, how the process works, and what agents and editors tend to focus on. This is also accompanied by some advice that is likely quite useful. Unfortunately, the authors are a bit too opinionated and long-winded at times. They sometimes have an obvious bias or agenda to push as well, which detracts from the reliability and neutrality of the book.


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