Successful Nonfiction: Tips and Inspiration for Getting Published
Successful Nonfiction: Tips and Inspiration for Getting Published Every page of this insightful and fun book has a writing tip, an explanation, an illustrative story, and an inspirational quotation. A great gift book for aspiring writers, it offers hints on developing topics, conducting research, building the book, finding an agent, and getting published.
Customer Review: Nothing special – and some tips are increasingly outdated
Dan Poynter is a virtual one-man self-publishing industry. Most of the books I’ve seen by him are more motivtional than educational.
“Successful Nonfiction” carries a 2000 copyright date in the book (though not in the Amazon listing). As a result, much of the book is badly outdated. Print on demand is nowhere to be found. There is no mention of Amazon or any form of online selling. Poynter boldly advises that you get a computer and use e-mail! Even in 1999 – 2000, this was dated advice.
On the other hand, Poynter does include a lot of commonsense snippets that are handy reminders for not only writing, but just about any other endeavor as well. For example, a reminder to “Know what to cut – write tightly” is always relevant as is “Writing is all about rewriting”.
Overall, a barely okay buy if you find it remaindered or used, but not something you want to pay full price for.
Jerry
Customer Review: Writing Secrets from a Master Publisher
I have never met an author who was sorry he or she wrote a book. They are only sorry they did not write it sooner. ~Sam Horn
Dan Poynter is famous for “The Self-Publishing Manual” and the way he coaches authors towards publishing success. His website and books are especially helpful for authors who are tired of waiting to get their work out into the world. With online publishing and opportunities to make your work available, there is no time like the present to find out how you can publish your next nonfiction book.
Each and every page of Successful Nonfiction is filled with tips and secrets you will want to read sooner than later. This book opens up an entire field of knowledge gained through years and years of experience.
Ideas about how to make your book longer than 100 pages to command the best price and how to get the first draft started make this book very practical as are ideas about how to rewrite to make your book even better or when it is best to hire a proofreader.
Should you use a pseudonym?
Will you be treated differently as a published author?
Where is your potential customer?
Can you truly plan your future by the books you write today?
Will the cover you choose sell the book?
Can you sell more copies self-publishing?
“My object in living is to unite my avocation and my vocation.” ~Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Successful Nonfiction is filled with ideas you can put into action today. I only wish I had read this book sooner!
~The Rebecca Review
Trying to follow page 80…testing recipes…
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