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Before and After the Book Deal
by Courtney Maum • 2020
Getting the deal was hard. Surviving publication is harder. The field guide no one gave you.
4.58
1k+
Before and After the Book Deal Summary
Before and After the Book Deal 91%
Getting the deal was hard. Surviving publication is harder. The field guide no one gave you.
by Courtney Maum 2020
4.58
1k+ ratings
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published
by Arielle Eckstut • 2005
After the manuscript comes the business: getting published, from query to royalty check.
4.25
657
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published Summary
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published 91%
After the manuscript comes the business: getting published, from query to royalty check.
by Arielle Eckstut 2005
4.25
657 ratings
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit
by Robert W. Bly • 2010
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
3.80
185
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 91%
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
by Robert W. Bly 2010
3.80
185 ratings
Publishing E-Books For Dummies
by Ali Luke • 2012
How to write, format, price, and promote an e-book that sells, no publisher required.
4.23
162
Publishing E-Books For Dummies Summary
Publishing E-Books For Dummies 90%
How to write, format, price, and promote an e-book that sells, no publisher required.
by Ali Luke 2012
4.23
162 ratings
Writing Nonfiction
by Dan Poynter • 2000
Turn expertise into a book that pays, from validating your idea to cover design and self-publishing.
3.79
126
Writing Nonfiction Summary
Writing Nonfiction 90%
Turn expertise into a book that pays, from validating your idea to cover design and self-publishing.
by Dan Poynter 2000
3.79
126 ratings
Thinking Like Your Editor
by Susan Rabiner • 2002
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
4.10
506
Thinking Like Your Editor Summary
Thinking Like Your Editor 90%
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
by Susan Rabiner 2002
4.10
506 ratings
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
3.80
4k+
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 90%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels
by Jim Driver • 2014
How pulp writers finished novels without writer's block, and how you can do the same.
3.78
572
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels Summary
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels 90%
How pulp writers finished novels without writer's block, and how you can do the same.
by Jim Driver 2014
3.78
572 ratings
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing
by Laurie E. Rozakis • 1997
One writing process for fiction, poetry, and screenplays, plus the business half most primers skip.
3.59
159
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing Summary
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing 90%
One writing process for fiction, poetry, and screenplays, plus the business half most primers skip.
by Laurie E. Rozakis 1997
3.59
159 ratings
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book
by Derek Murphy • 2014
From choosing a profitable genre to earning reviews that count: the indie author's full playbook.
4.05
116
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book Summary
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book 90%
From choosing a profitable genre to earning reviews that count: the indie author's full playbook.
by Derek Murphy 2014
4.05
116 ratings
Snow Leopard
by Category Pirates • 2022
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
4.35
210
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard 90%
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
by Category Pirates 2022
4.35
210 ratings
Write Useful Books
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2021
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
4.54
769
Write Useful Books Summary
Write Useful Books 90%
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2021
4.54
769 ratings
The Art of War for Writers
by James Scott Bell • 2009
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
4.20
2k+
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers 90%
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
by James Scott Bell 2009
4.20
2k+ ratings
Create Your Writer Platform
by Chuck Sambuchino • 2012
Your book deal depends less on your manuscript and more on the audience you bring to the table.
4.07
356
Create Your Writer Platform Summary
Create Your Writer Platform 90%
Your book deal depends less on your manuscript and more on the audience you bring to the table.
by Chuck Sambuchino 2012
4.07
356 ratings
The First Five Pages
by Noah Lukeman • 2000
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
3.98
4k+
The First Five Pages Summary
The First Five Pages 90%
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
by Noah Lukeman 2000
3.98
4k+ ratings
The Book Proposal Book
by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
4.71
100
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book 90%
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021
4.71
100 ratings
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
by Sean Platt • 2013
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
4.28
3k+
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success Summary
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success 90%
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
by Sean Platt 2013
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Creative Compass
by Dan Millman • 2013
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
3.97
174
The Creative Compass Summary
The Creative Compass 90%
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
by Dan Millman 2013
3.97
174 ratings
Just Write
by James Scott Bell • 2016
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
4.29
546
Just Write Summary
Just Write 90%
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
by James Scott Bell 2016
4.29
546 ratings
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career
by James Scott Bell • 2016
One moment, properly placed, can make a short story unforgettable and launch a career.
3.87
743
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career Summary
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career 90%
One moment, properly placed, can make a short story unforgettable and launch a career.
by James Scott Bell 2016
3.87
743 ratings
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings
by Paula Munier • 2016
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
4.31
190
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings Summary
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings 90%
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
by Paula Munier 2016
4.31
190 ratings
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 90%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
Write a Must-Read
by A.J. Harper • 2022
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
4.51
128
Write a Must-Read Summary
Write a Must-Read 90%
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
by A.J. Harper 2022
4.51
128 ratings
Always Take Notes
by Simon Akam • 2023
Two hundred writers on the money, the rejection, and what it actually takes to publish.
3.56
140
Always Take Notes Summary
Always Take Notes 90%
Two hundred writers on the money, the rejection, and what it actually takes to publish.
by Simon Akam 2023
3.56
140 ratings
How I Write
by Janet Evanovich • 2006
What a decade of rejection teaches about characters, dialogue, pacing, and writing books that sell.
3.78
2k+
How I Write Summary
How I Write 90%
What a decade of rejection teaches about characters, dialogue, pacing, and writing books that sell.
by Janet Evanovich 2006
3.78
2k+ ratings
Newsletter Ninja
by Tammi Labrecque • 2018
Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.
4.57
2k+
Newsletter Ninja Summary
Newsletter Ninja 90%
Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.
by Tammi Labrecque 2018
4.57
2k+ ratings
Your First 1000 Copies
by Tim Grahl • 2013
Sell 1,000 copies without the sleaze: an email list, free content, and genuine reader relationships.
4.14
2k+
Your First 1000 Copies Summary
Your First 1000 Copies 90%
Sell 1,000 copies without the sleaze: an email list, free content, and genuine reader relationships.
by Tim Grahl 2013
4.14
2k+ ratings
Help! for Writers
by Roy Peter Clark • 2011
210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.
3.92
443
Help! for Writers Summary
Help! for Writers 90%
210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.
by Roy Peter Clark 2011
3.92
443 ratings
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
3.77
1k+
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 90%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
Self Publishing Books 101
by Shelley Hitz • 2012
Publish for the cost of a proof copy: the no-gatekeeper guide to self-publishing your book.
3.78
292
Self Publishing Books 101 Summary
Self Publishing Books 101 90%
Publish for the cost of a proof copy: the no-gatekeeper guide to self-publishing your book.
by Shelley Hitz 2012
3.78
292 ratings
Strangers To Superfans
by David Gaughran • 2018
Five hidden stages decide every reader sale; most authors misdiagnose which one is broken.
4.40
569
Strangers To Superfans Summary
Strangers To Superfans 90%
Five hidden stages decide every reader sale; most authors misdiagnose which one is broken.
by David Gaughran 2018
4.40
569 ratings
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
by J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
4.44
439
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 90%
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021
4.44
439 ratings
5,000 Words Per Hour
by Chris Fox • 2015
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
4.19
3k+
5,000 Words Per Hour Summary
5,000 Words Per Hour 90%
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
by Chris Fox 2015
4.19
3k+ ratings
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing
by Evan Marshall • 1998
Turn one crisis into a full novel: three acts, three shocks, a synopsis that sells.
3.76
482
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing Summary
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing 90%
Turn one crisis into a full novel: three acts, three shocks, a synopsis that sells.
by Evan Marshall 1998
3.76
482 ratings
The Art and Business of Online Writing
by Nicolas Cole • 2020
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
4.38
2k+
The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary
The Art and Business of Online Writing 90%
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
by Nicolas Cole 2020
4.38
2k+ ratings
Newsletter Ninja 2
by Tammi Labrecque • 2022
Most author giveaways only hook half the audience. Build one that catches fans and newcomers alike.
4.50
352
Newsletter Ninja 2 Summary
Newsletter Ninja 2 90%
Most author giveaways only hook half the audience. Build one that catches fans and newcomers alike.
by Tammi Labrecque 2022
4.50
352 ratings
Writing Fiction
by Alexander Steele • 2003
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
4.20
2k+
Writing Fiction Summary
Writing Fiction 89%
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
by Alexander Steele 2003
4.20
2k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing
by Marilyn Ross • 1989
From rough draft to royalties: the complete guide to writing, publishing, and selling your own book.
3.91
268
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Summary
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing 89%
From rough draft to royalties: the complete guide to writing, publishing, and selling your own book.
by Marilyn Ross 1989
3.91
268 ratings
The Forest for the Trees
by Betsy Lerner • 2000
Success gets writers published. Staying sane while nobody cares is what keeps them writing.
3.94
3k+
The Forest for the Trees Summary
The Forest for the Trees 89%
Success gets writers published. Staying sane while nobody cares is what keeps them writing.
by Betsy Lerner 2000
3.94
3k+ ratings
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing
by The Writer's Digest • 1992
The craft reference that walks you from three-act structure through revision to the agent's desk.
4.00
1k+
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing Summary
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing 89%
The craft reference that walks you from three-act structure through revision to the agent's desk.
by The Writer's Digest 1992
4.00
1k+ ratings
Creative Writing For Dummies
by Maggie Hamand • 2010
From notebook: what makes travel writing sell, how to find your story, where to pitch.
3.89
321
Creative Writing For Dummies Summary
Creative Writing For Dummies 89%
From notebook: what makes travel writing sell, how to find your story, where to pitch.
by Maggie Hamand 2010
3.89
321 ratings
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
4.43
169
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 89%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
by James N. Frey • 1994
Most novelists fail at the premise, not the prose. The craft rules for getting it right.
4.07
720
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II 89%
Most novelists fail at the premise, not the prose. The craft rules for getting it right.
by James N. Frey 1994
4.07
720 ratings
How to Write a Novel
by Nathan Bransford • 2013
Forty-seven rules for finishing a novel, from character motivations to the editing that saves it.
4.18
441
How to Write a Novel Summary
How to Write a Novel 89%
Forty-seven rules for finishing a novel, from character motivations to the editing that saves it.
by Nathan Bransford 2013
4.18
441 ratings
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
4.07
5k+
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 89%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
Write Your Novel From The Middle
by James Scott Bell • 2014
Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.
4.20
3k+
Write Your Novel From The Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From The Middle 89%
Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.
by James Scott Bell 2014
4.20
3k+ ratings
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley • 2007
Your unconscious writes the story. Give it ninety minutes a day and stop censoring.
3.81
2k+
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel 89%
Your unconscious writes the story. Give it ninety minutes a day and stop censoring.
by Walter Mosley 2007
3.81
2k+ ratings
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott • 1994
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
4.24
112k+
Bird by Bird Summary
Bird by Bird 89%
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
by Anne Lamott 1994
4.24
112k+ ratings
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2014
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
4.24
3k+
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method 89%
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
by Randy Ingermanson 2014
4.24
3k+ ratings
On Writing
by Stephen King • 2000
Stories get found, not built. Read voraciously, write privately, cut ten percent.
4.34
321k+
On Writing Summary
On Writing 89%
Stories get found, not built. Read voraciously, write privately, cut ten percent.
by Stephen King 2000
4.34
321k+ ratings
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