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The Author's Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Embree
Publisher: Allworth Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 72390
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1581152604
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.0202
EAN: 9781581152609
ASIN: 1581152604
Publication Date: March 1, 2003
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Product Description
For everyone who has ever been told, “You should write a book,” but has no idea how to get started, here is an essential, no-nonsense guide to every step of the writing and publishing process.
In The Author’s Toolkit, veteran writer, editor, and book doctor Mary Embree provides readers with an all-inclusive lesson on what it takes to create, develop, and promote both fiction and nonfiction books—from nurturing the seeds of a book idea, to outlining the flow of the book itself, to taking the finished manuscript to possible publishers. She details the fundamentals of the creative process—such as how to delineate characters, organize the plot, find the “hook,” and avoid common writing pitfalls—and provides detailed guidance on such practical business matters as registering copyrights, understanding contracts, seeking literary agents, publishing electronically, creating a professional-looking manuscript, promoting and marketing the finished book, and much more.
Aspiring and veteran writers will also discover a wealth of real-world resources, including leads for professional advice, information on writers’ websites and publications, listings of writers’ organizations, and much more. Handy, to-the-point, and organized in a straightforward step-by-step format, The Author’s Toolkit is a resource no author should be without.
• Details the entire process of writing a book: from the basic idea to the finished manuscript
• Provides a wide range of resources
for writers, such as publications, web- sites, writers’ groups, and more
• Concise, easy-to-follow, and filled with valuable information for both beginning and veteran writers
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| Customer Reviews:
 Informative Help for New Authors June 12, 2009
S. Niel (San Francisco Bay Area, United States)
The Author's Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Book I found this book to be a valuable compendium of information for "budding" authors. It helped me become aware of facts,figures, and the realities of the literary field. This "Toolkit" describes an author's subject matter, style, grammar, and format. The book discusses LEGAL issues and protocol and alerted me to many caveats of seeking book editors, agents, and publishers. The aspect of marketing & sales is also a prominent part of this text. The "Toolkit..." is a macro view of "authoring". It presents information clearly and I learned much. I approach my book-writing endeavors with more practical and legal agility and continue more in-depth focus. I recommend this book most emphatically.
 Somewhat complicated to use August 10, 2007
Gregory M. Berry (Los Angeles, Ca.)
6 out of 30 found this review helpful
I will readily admit that I am not a sophisticated computer user, so you can form your induvidual opinion based on your own experience. However, I like the program and the blocks that one can utilize to compartmentalize information, but navigating thru the myriad of options seemed a daunting task for me. personally speaking, I wanted a simple program, and I suppose I could have found one for a much lower cost. I will also admit that I did not want to spend alot of time reading the instruction booklet that came with the program, as I just wanted something simple that I could start right away. I am a novice writer that is using this program to write my first non-fiction book, so mabye for you this program is exactly what you wanted. Whatever your opinion is, I always encourage others to keep an open mind and base your conclusions on what you think. After all, opinions are like A*****E's.....everbodys got one!.
Thorough and well written January 4, 2007
Dallas Glenn (Santa Barbara, CA)
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
Mary Embree captures the essence of what every writer needs to know. I was particularly impressed with the organization of her thoughts. Well worth the read.
No prior familiarity with the writing world is assumed May 16, 2003
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
99 out of 110 found this review helpful
The Author's Toolkit: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing And Publishing Your Book offers beginners a handy basic reference to writing a book; from nurturing initial ideas and changing them to first drafts to creating a polished, finished work and understanding publishing options. No prior familiarity with the writing world is assumed, making this a perfect introduction for beginners.
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