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Acknowledgments | |
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Everything You Need to Know to Get Published Successfully in the Order You Need to Know It | |
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Understand the Big Picture | |
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The Steps in Brief | |
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The Ecstasy and the Agony | |
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Writers Conferences | |
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Publishers Weekly | |
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Establish Clear Goals for Your Book | |
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How Can You Know What Are Realistic Goals? | |
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If Your Goal Is to Earn Money | |
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If Your Goal Is to Make a Living by Writing Books | |
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Establish Your Book's Unique Identity | |
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Start Working on a Fabulous Title | |
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Characteristics of a Good Title | |
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How to Find the Perfect Title | |
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Decide Whether You Are Going to Self-Publish or Sell to a Publisher | |
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Self-Publish or Sell? | |
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Small Presses | |
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(Or 12) Write Your Book | |
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When to Write Your Book | |
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How to Write Your Book: The Basics | |
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Ways to Skip This Step Altogether and Never Write a Word | |
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Write a Book Proposal | |
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The Nonfiction Proposal | |
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Preparing and Mailing Your Proposal | |
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The Fiction Proposal | |
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The Realities of Writing and Selling Fiction | |
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Enlist a Famous or Highly Credentialed Person to Write a Foreword or Endorsement for Your Book | |
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Enlist the Services of a Fabulous Literary Agent | |
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Why You Need a Good Literary Agent | |
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Characteristics of a Good Literary Agent | |
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How to Find the Right Agent for You | |
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How to Get an Agent to Find You | |
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The Agency Agreement | |
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Proposal Revisions | |
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Circumstances When You Might Want to Proceed Without an Agent | |
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Sell Your Book | |
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Rejections | |
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Requests for Additional Information | |
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One Offer | |
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Multiple Offers | |
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The Royalty Advance | |
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Negotiate and Sign Your Contract | |
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Reviewing Your Contract | |
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A Note About the Sequence of Events | |
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(Or 6) Write Your Book (If You Haven't Already) | |
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Deliver and Then Revise Your Manuscript | |
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Keep Your Eye on Production and Marketing Details | |
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Title and Subtitle | |
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Jacket or Cover Design | |
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Author Questionnaire | |
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Catalogue Copy | |
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Sales Conference | |
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Flap Copy and Back Copy | |
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Author Photo | |
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Galleys | |
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First Serial, Foreign, and Book Club Rights | |
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Summary | |
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Solicit Endorsement Blurbs | |
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Plan Your Own Promotion and Publicity | |
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You Are in Charge Here | |
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Brainstorm | |
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Research | |
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Establish Your Marketing Plan | |
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Ask for a Promotion Conference | |
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Accomplish Whatever You Can Before Your Pub Date | |
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Celebrate Your Publication Date and Your Power As a Published Author | |
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Consider a Publication Event | |
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Support Independent Booksellers | |
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Join Writers Advocacy Groups | |
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Attend the ABA, Regional Booksellers Associations Events, or Book Fairs | |
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Publicize and Promote Your Book | |
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Keep Booksellers Posted | |
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Guard Against the Fatal Gap | |
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Monitor Your Sales Figures | |
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Understand That the Effect of Publicity Is Cumulative | |
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Prepare for Your Media Interviews | |
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Persevere | |
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Royalty Checks and Remainders | |
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Royalty Statements and Royalty Checks | |
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Hardcover Remainders | |
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Participate in Your Paperback Publication and Start Planning Your Next Book | |
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The Paperback Reprint of Your Hardcover | |
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Start Planning Your Next Book | |
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Taming the Monsters and Reaping the Joy | |
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Monster #1: Self-Doubt | |
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Monster #2: Procrastination | |
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Naming the Monster | |
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Getting Started Strate | |