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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 | |