Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #493040 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Author
Book publishing is big business, be a businesslike author
Greetings. After working on the publishing biz for what seems like a million years, Sheree and I sat down to put all of our information on paper in the hopes that it will help writers achieve success. Our central message is that the publishing business is big, big business. In order for writers to succeed, they too must be businesslike and view their role in a businesslike way. We hope that the inside scoop we share in this book will help you in your writing and publishing career.

From the Back Cover

Getting a novel or other work published remains one of the most mysterious processes in business today. Using the comprehensive and easy-to-read format of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, Second Edition, you'll learn practical steps to get your masterpiece published. Learn how to write book proposals and query letters, how to pitch ideas to agents and editors, how to write outlines and sample chapters, and how to deal with publishing companies.

About the Author

Sheree Bykofsky is principal literary agent for the Sheree Bykofsky Agency in New York. She is the author of several best-selling titles, and agent of many more.

Jennifer Basye Sander is a long-time writer and book packager based in Sacramento, California. A former book editor, she has co-authored and created more than 50 titles.

Customer Reviews

Informative and entertaining -- what else could you want?
This book is a real eye-opener, especially for those of us who have yet to publish a book. What I liked most about it is the light touch -- some of this material has the potential to be real dry, but the authors manage to keep it funny and thus keep the reader's attention, in the finest tradition of the 'Complete Idiot' series. Also impressive is the documentation -- there are a lot of good resources in here, from info on authors' groups to the telephone number for the prayer line.

The first book that really takes you inside the business..
I've seen other books on getting published that were pretty standard, but I really feel like I got my money's worth from this one. While reading it, I felt like I was sitting cross the table from the authors at a lunch meeting. The anecdotes and style made it an easy read. I feel more empowered and more importantly more motivated. The author was frank and honest, but at the same time, encouraging. It's a great book!

This book is a perfect example of its own helpful message
There is something almost humorous about how well this book finally achieves what so many before it have attempted--a simple, straight forward, readable, succinct and enjoyable reality guide to traveling the highway from idea to well-marketed book.

Not only does it corral all the key points to be made about every step of the process, it makes it clear how to do them, and in the process it serves as its own best example of how to write and put together a how to book.

This is a book for even the very smart and experienced to use as a check list, as well as being a most reassuring and helpful guide for the complete ingenue. It is also a very enjoyable read.