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The Publishing Game
"Find an agent and publish your book!Whether you just thought of a book idea, or you already have enough rejection letters to wallpaper a house, it's time to find a literary agent and catapult your book to publishing success.Discover how * Find a bestselling idea* Create a knock 'em dead book proposal* Craft a sure-fire cover letter* Get around agents' reading fees* Find the best (and surprising!) places to meet agents in person* Land a super agent who is 'not accepting new clients'* Negotiate with your agent and publisher for a wonderful (and lucrative!) book dealIncludes contact info for 300+ agents!"Chock full of terrific, insider secrets—a must-read for any author seeking a top-notch agent!" —Lisa Collier Cool, "How to Write Irresistible Query Letters""Brimming with publishing wisdom that will help you get the agent and publisher you want—fast." —Michael Larsen, Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency"Aspiring authors will find a trove of useful information here to aid and abet in their search for a literary agent." —Publishers Weekly"
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First published September 1, 2002
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About the author
Fern Reiss
13 booksFern Reiss, CEO of PublishingGame.com and Expertizing.com is an expert in publishing and name-brand positioning, and is the director of the International Association of Writers (http://www.InternationalAssociationof...)
She is the author of ten bestselling books, including The Publishing Game series, and the forthcoming title Expertizing: Position Yourself as a Name Brand.
She is an honors graduate of Harvard University, and a board member of the Harvard Alumni Association and Harvard Startups.
Fern speaks internationally to corporate and professional gatherings, and runs all-day workshops on a variety of publishing and positioning topics. She is a syndicated columnist, as well as a prolific freelance writer, who has written for Parade Magazine, the Boston Globe, Writer's Digest, Sesame Street Magazine, and many other publications.
Fern was a 2005 finalist for Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Fern has been quoted, and her books and business mentioned, in over 100 publications in the last six months, including New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, Associated Press, United Press International, PBS, Voice of America, Glamour Magazine, Family Circle, Health, First for Women, Women's World, Redbook, Self, Newsday, Newsweek, and even the National Enquirer.
She and her family live in Boston."
She is the author of ten bestselling books, including The Publishing Game series, and the forthcoming title Expertizing: Position Yourself as a Name Brand.
She is an honors graduate of Harvard University, and a board member of the Harvard Alumni Association and Harvard Startups.
Fern speaks internationally to corporate and professional gatherings, and runs all-day workshops on a variety of publishing and positioning topics. She is a syndicated columnist, as well as a prolific freelance writer, who has written for Parade Magazine, the Boston Globe, Writer's Digest, Sesame Street Magazine, and many other publications.
Fern was a 2005 finalist for Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Fern has been quoted, and her books and business mentioned, in over 100 publications in the last six months, including New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, Associated Press, United Press International, PBS, Voice of America, Glamour Magazine, Family Circle, Health, First for Women, Women's World, Redbook, Self, Newsday, Newsweek, and even the National Enquirer.
She and her family live in Boston."
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May 5, 2017
Parts of this book were helpful - especially for a novice like me. But the material is dated and it seems like a lot of it is focused more on nonfiction books. Not bad, but there was a lot of material here that I couldn't use.
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