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001 2005005465
003 DLC
005 20050318164755.0
008 050302s2005 wiu s001 0 eng
010 $a 2005005465
020 $a0299214842 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aPN147$b.P465 2005
082 00 $a808/.02$222
100 1 $aPeterson, Franklynn.
245 14 $aThe author's handbook /$cFranklynn Peterson and Judi Kesselman-Turkel.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aMadison, Wis. :$bUniversity of Wisconsin Press,$cc2005.
263 $a0511
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aA publishing primer -- Can your idea become a book? -- When, why and how to look for an agent -- How to approach a publisher with your book -- How to package a dynamite book proposal -- Book contracts -- Is self-publication for you? -- How to organize and do research -- How to collect first-hand information -- Three ways to write exciting nonfiction -- Five ways to write a first novel -- How to edit and prepare your final manuscript -- How and when to prepare illustrations -- What to expect from your editor (and when) -- How to help sell your own book -- The writer and the law -- Coping with the writer's life.
650 0 $aAuthorship.
700 1 $aKesselman-Turkel, Judi.