The Business of Writing: Professional Advice on Proposals, Publishers, Contracts, and More for the Aspiring Writer

Lyons, Jennifer [Editor]; Hijuelos, Oscar [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 158115917X / ISBN 13: 9781581159172

Verlag: Allworth, 2012

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 158115917X-3-35314087

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Whether you’re unclear on what to expect from your first book deal or just a little puzzled by your editor’s whims, The Business of Writing is the book for you. In it, literary agent and publishing veteran Jennifer Lyons empowers aspiring and experienced writers with everything they need to know about the business of selling books, from publicity to legal and financial aspects of the trade. A senior agent for seventeen years before opening her own literary agency, Lyons has taught numerous courses on the business of writing at Sarah Lawrence College, and has visited both undergraduate and graduate writing programs to share her expert knowledge. 

This enjoyable guide brings Jennifer’s in-depth tutorials to the broader public, balancing accessible, bulleted information for writers on the critical stages of acquiring and maintaining representation with interviews with professionals in the field. Interviewees include a Harper’s magazine editor, a contracts manager, and other publishing professionals that you can expect to encounter as you advance in your career. Covering everything from how to write the perfect query letter to deconstructing the terminology of a publishing contract, this indispensable handbook to the writer’s trade will give you a thorough introduction to the nuts and bolts of publishing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jennifer Lyons was a senior agent within Writers House for seventeen years, where she represented numerous award-winning authors and premier European publishers. The many awards her authors have received include the Nobel Prize, PEN awards, the National Jewish Book Award, the Koret Award, the Lambda, the Pulitzer Prize, and many others. Jennifer is a member of AAR and PEN and a contributing editor to Fiction. She lives in New York City, NY.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Business of Writing: Professional Advice...
Verlag: Allworth
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Good