In the beginning, callouts like “This is a running head” and “This is a drop cap” provide examples of text elements more of them would be welcome. The personal perspective and home-grown angle add to its accessibility. Self-deprecating humor aside, “So You Want to Publish a Book” is a solid introduction to a world that seems unfathomable to even the most avid readers. Using a 2019 title, “Cleveland in 50 Maps,” she lays out the estimated page count, list price, publication date, number of copies in the first printing, production costs, expected sales figures and then concedes that most of the numbers are “magical fairy dust wishes.” Then on to finding an agent and how publishers make and lose money that she likens to playing roulette. Whether you’ve already written a book or just have a good idea for one, Trubek covers the monumental task of writing a nonfiction book proposal, and how it differs from a query. Comparing major publishers to independents as Budweiser to a craft brewery, she notes that while consumers may have favorite authors or genres, they rarely notice who publishes the books they buy. Trubek explains the types of publishers, traditional, independent presses including university presses, and the Big Five, household names such as Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins and all their scores of subsidiaries and labels and imprints.
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I grew up reading fairy tales, and always felt they were the stories that didn’t talk down to me as a child-reader. Would you agree? And where did that love of fairy tales come from? The Red Garden had so much of a magical fairy tale quality to it, but by that, I mean The Brothers Grimm-the real, dark fairy tales that haunt you, rather than the happier Disneyfied versions. The women in the book all have the will to survive, even in the most extraordinary circumstances, and I think there is a sense of knowledge and experience being passed down throughout the history of the town. The Red Garden is very much about survival – in the natural world, in the world of loss and love. What I really loved, beside the shimmering language, was how strong and powerful the women were, something that kept being passed down through the generations. I'm thrilled Alice agreed to answer my questions. 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While there was no epic battle, I really love these novellas because I feel like they give Ms. Poison is a novella that takes place between Frostbite and the upcoming and semi-final installment, Moonbreeze. Posts and Comments are to adhere to Reddit's Content Policy, specifically in regards to Threatening, Harassing or Bullying. Posts should aim to promote discussion within the community.ĭiscuss behaviour and action, not people. Questions or posts about writing litrpg or reader preference belongs in the Wednesday Writers Thread. Do not use this group for market research about LitRPG Trends.Unless 10% or less of your posting and conversation link to your own content, then you do not have the 2 per month limitation.įollow Reddit's self promotion guidelines. He became a Keeper, responsible for the Land of the Undying Lord. Posts that promote content are limited to 2 per month per user. 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Mark Twain called it “the best of any general’s since Caesar.” And few historians would disagree. Little did Grant or Twain realize that this seemingly straightforward decision would profoundly alter not only both of their lives but the course of American literature. Grant heeded the advice of Mark Twain and finally agreed to write his memoirs. Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant and Twain 18.00 In the spring of 1884, Ulysses S. In 1959, Stratemeyer Adams's publisher asked her to clean up the original Nancy Drew Mysteries, per the New York Post, which now had the characters wearing outdated clothes - not to mention the racist depictions of minorities. But since the first three books were published in 1930, Nancy Drew herself has been through some necessary edits along the way. The books themselves were written up by Mildred Wirt Benson and later Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. 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