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The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book
Your Complete Guide to Successful Authorship
by Patricia Fry

Announcing the Revised, Second Edition of
The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book.

The original edition of this book (published in 2006) received over a dozen 5-star reviews from industry professionals. The second edition is the same book with 32 more pages reflecting dozens of updates and additions. We've included more information, tips and resources related to publishing fiction, choosing an appropriate title for your book, working with bookstores, promoting books through book trailers, using a blog to promote your book and establishing your all important platform, for example.

The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book is a definitive guide to successful authorship whether you're writing fiction, nonfiction, poetry a children's book or a memoir. It details critical information about the publishing industry in frank terms and includes numerous anecdotes and examples to illustrate the processes involved in successful authorship.

See the Table of Contents in PDF.
Read the Reviews for the First Edition!

This book walks hopeful and experienced authors through the writing, publishing and book promotion process from start to finish and beyond. In this book, you'll learn how to:

• Edit your own manuscript.
• Write with more clarity.
• Choose a good editor to polish your finished product.
• Locate the right publisher for your book.
• Select the best agent for your project.
• Write query letters and book proposals.
• Keep from making costly publishing mistakes.
• Understand your responsibility as an author.
• Successfully self-publish your book.
• Tackle the business aspects of publishing.
• Get your book into bookstores.
• Get your book reviewed many times over.
• Develop a promotional plan for your book.
• Successfully promote and sell your book.
• Work a book festival so it works for you.
• Sell more books at book signings.
• Make money writing articles that promote your book.
• Be a better public speaker.
• Find speaking opportunities.
• Locate and work with distributors and wholesalers.
• Take the stress out of shipping books.

If you are still confused about the process of publishing, working with publishers and agents, organizing a nonfiction book, targeting your audience and developing a promotions plan, for example, this is the book you've been waiting for.

Patricia Fry has poured into this book the information and experience she has gleaned from over 30 years in this business. Not only was she involved in early publishing models, she stays up-to-date with the industry through her own current publishing projects, by guiding clients and students through the publishing maze and through the work she does on behalf of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network). Patricia frequently responds to authors' questions through the SPAWN Web site and at writers/publishers conferences and workshops each year. She keeps her finger on the pulse of the industry by researching for and writing the monthly SPAWN Market Update-a meaty newsletter posted at the SPAWN Web site.

Eleven of Patricia's 29 books relate to writing/publishing and she contributes dozens of articles each year to writing/publishing magazines such as, Writer's Digest, Authorship, PMA Independent, Absolute Write, Freelance Writer's Report, Byline, SPAWNews, SPANnet, NAWW Newsletter and others.

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The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book Your Complete Guide to Successful Authorship (Matilija Press, 2007) ISBN: 0-9773576-0-0, 328 pages. $19.95 $14.95

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