Novel Writing - Writing & Selling Your First Book

Writing & Selling Your First Book

Item No. #WG1204

Letter From the Editor

INSPIRATION

Breakthrough Bonanza
By the editors of Writer's Digest
Kindle your creative fire with tidbits of information and advice from 10 first-time authors.

Let's Make a Deal
By J.A. Konrath
Relive one writer's journey from unpublished author to six-figure success story.

25 Tips for Publishing Your First Book
Compiled by Maria Schneider
Get published fast using these nuggets of writing wisdom.

WRITING

Sentence Perfection
By the Writers Online Workshops
Communicate more clearly by using these easy-to-understand tips on sentence structure.

The Magic and the Method
By Sam Carver
Discover the elements of writing a stellar and successful novel.

An Open Book
By Nancy Kress
Strengthen your fiction by revealing what's on your characters' minds.

Tame Those Wild Scenes
By Loren D. Estleman
Learn to conquer your resistance to writing difficult passages by making them your best work.

Plot Your Way to a Meatier Manuscript
By Simon Wood
Avoid problems later in your book by realizing the importance of detailed plotting upfront.

The Write Revisions
By Lorie Rosin
Take your novel to higher ground by giving it a rigorous edit.

SELLING

Which Publisher Is Right for You?
By Brian A. Klems
Search our results of 20 fiction and nonfiction markets to find who's looking for books from first-timers like you.

Bigger Doesn't Mean Better
By G. Miki Hayden
Get your book into print by skipping the big guys and targeting small-press publishers.

Book Promotion 101
By Caitlin Kelly
Promote yourself and your book with these essential strategies.

Agents' Worst Nightmares
By Shannon Celarek
Find out how to be a great client from what agents say about the worst.

How to Find an Agent Without Leaving Your Couch
By Jackie Moyer Fischer
Start Using the resources at your fingertips to land a top-notch agent.

Tellin' it Like it Is
by Michael Larsen
Ten lessons every writer should know about the publishing business.