Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents, 2001-2002 : Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over!

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Edition: CD
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2000-07-01
Publisher(s): Prima Lifestyles
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Summary

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents gets you past the slush piles and into the hands of the right people. This one-of-a-kind reference gives you the names, addresses, and phone numbers of hundreds of top editors and agents and includes essays by savvy "insiders" who reveal the secrets to winning them over. More comprehensive than ever before, this year's edition gives you everything you need to know to get published, from writing the knockout book proposal to turning initial rejection into ultimate success. Writer's Guide is your key to getting published. It gets you inside. It gets you noticed. Your talent will do the rest. About the Author Jeff Herman is the owner of the Jeff Herman Literary Agency, one of New York's leading agencies for writers. Among his clients are the bestselling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He frequently speaks to writer's groups and conferences on the topic of getting published and can be reached at /www.jeffherman.com.

Author Biography

Jeff Herman is the owner of the Jeff Herman Literary Agency

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
Jeff Herman
Part One Directory of Book Publishers and Editors 1(478)
United States Publishers
3(322)
University Presses
325(54)
The University As Publisher: From Academic Press to Commercial Presence
327(52)
William Hamilton
Religious, Spiritual, and Inspirational Publishers
379(70)
The Writer's Journey: Themes of the Spirit and Inspiration
381(68)
Deborah Levine Herman
Canadian Publishers
449(30)
Canadian Book Publishing and the Canadian Market
451(28)
Greg Ioannou
Part Two Directory of Literary Agents 479(214)
What Makes This Agent Directory Special?
481(212)
Jeff Herman
Part Three Road Maps to Your Success 693(128)
Over the Transom and into Print: Maximizing Your Chances in the Battle of the UNs (Unagented/Unsolicited Submissions)
695(8)
Jeff Herman
Breaking into Book Publishing
703(6)
Julie DeVillers
Write the Perfect Query
709(6)
Deborah Levine Herman
Jeff Herman
The Knockout Nonfiction Book Proposal
715(22)
Jeff Herman
Rejected...Again: The Process and the Art of Perseverance
737(4)
Jeff Herman
The Literary Agency from A to Z: How Literary Agents Work
741(6)
Jeff Herman
Points of Inquiry from the Writer's Side: Questions and Answers About Agents, Editors, and the Publishing Industry
747(10)
Jeff Herman
Free Versus Fee: The Issue of Literary Agency Fees
757(6)
Jeff Herman
When the Deal Is Done: How to Thrive After Signing a Publishing Contract
763(6)
Jeff Herman
Mastering Ghostwriting and Collaboration
769(6)
Gene Busnar
Fiction Dictionary
775(12)
Jamie M. Forbes
Mirror, Mirro...: Self-Publishing and Vanity Publishing---Advantage and Differences
787(8)
Jeff Herman
The Literary Agent Trade Association
795(6)
Jeff Herman
The Author-Agent Agreement
801(4)
Jeff Herman
The Collaboration Agreement
805(4)
Jeff Herman
Making It Happen
809(2)
Deborah Levine Herman
The Path to Publication in the New Millennium
811(6)
Morris Rosenthal
Time Management
817(4)
Deborah Levine Herman
Web Sites for Authors 821(28)
Glossary 849(24)
Suggested Resources 873(14)
Index 887

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