From Pitch to Publication
Carole Blake
The insider's guide to getting published successfully. An industry professional shows how to identify your market, work with your agent, safeguard your rights, negotiate contracts, and understand how your book will actually be sold.
£11.99^* - save 20%

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published
Sheree Bykofski
This guide gives new and experienced authors tips, advice and practical step-by-step instructions for writing book proposals and query letters, pitching ideas to agents and editors and writing outlines and sample chapters.
£9.32^* - save 9%

Agents, Editors and You
Michelle Howry (editor)
Dozens of industry professionals provide fiction and non-fiction writers with essential information about a variety of important topics - everything from preparing a manuscript and getting it into the hands of an editor, to the finer points of e-publishing. You also learn what happens to a manuscript once it's accepted, how to market your books and gain publicity, plus what you should know about sub rights.
£9.59^* - save 20%

How to Market Your Book and Get Published
Craig Scott Rice
This how-to guide is intended for the prospective author. It presents guidelines, examples, forms and advice from 900 publishers. Chapters cover preparing contents and outline, market information and how to use literary agents.
Only £18.99!^*

How to Get Published and Make a Lot of Money!
Susan Page
Many people dream of having a book published but very few achieve that dream. In this breakthrough book, the author explains the obstacles that often delay and frustrate writers, introducing a brilliant step-by-step approach to overcome them and negotiate a successful contract. Includes: how to achieve a six-figure advance, an easy formula for writing proposals that work, finding a winning title for your book, finding the perfect agent, what to look for in publishers' contracts, a step-by-step guide to marketing and promotion. An ideas4writers favourite!
£7.99^* - save 20%

Write the Perfect Book Proposal
10 That Sold and Why
Jeff Herman
This book provides aspiring writers as well as established writers with everything they need to know to sell a book proposal in today's competitive publishing world. It takes readers step-by-step through ten proposals that really sold to major publishers, explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each. It also explains how to position the book to make it stand apart from the competition, what editors are looking for, how to write an effective sample chapter, author biography, and query letter, and much more.
£8.77^* - save 9%

Literary Agents
Michael Larsen
What they do, how they do it, how to find and work with the right one for you. This book explains what writers need to know about getting and working with the right agent. Topics covered include: how to contact an agent; what agents do before and after a book is sold; how writers can help agents sell a book; the role of the writer in contract negotiations; agents' agreements; and what to do if an agent is not working out. The author demonstrates a broad knowledge of the publishing industry and has an infectious and witty writing style.
£8.77^* - save 9%

Marketing Your Book - An Author's Guide
Alison Baverstock
Shows authors how effective they can be at helping to promote their own books. Encourages authors to work with publishers but also explains how to 'go it alone' for authors who plan to self publish. Topics include book marketing, opportunities, how authors can help, getting noticed, getting local publicity, organising a launch event and keeping the momentum going after publication.
£7.19^* - save 20%

How to Write and Sell a Book Proposal
Stella Whitelaw
Every writer was once a beginner, and this book provides a step-by-step guide to help you structure a synopsis, plot and outline as well as polish your final words. Topics include: writers' jargon or 50 words every writer needs to know, overcoming writer's block, and planning and plotting.
Only £7.99!^*

How to Write a Book Proposal
Michael Larsen
Tells what editors look for in a book proposal, discusses outlines, sample chapters, and submission requirements, and includes sample proposals.
£8.79^* - save 9%

Your Novel Proposal
From Creation to Contract
Blythe Camenson, Marshall I. Cook
The complete guide to writing query letters, synopses and proposals for agents and editors. Offers a step-by-step guide to the publishing process, including examples of synopses and queries.
£10.44^* - save 10%

How to Write Attention Grabbing Query & Cover Letters
John Wood
Discusses the ten most common mistakes in query letters and how to avoid them, and suggests how to construct successful novel and non-fiction query letters, and letters to editors.
£8.24^* - save 9%

How to Be Your Own Literary Agent
The Business of Getting a Book Published
Richard Curtis
Not one of those fluffy, inspirational "you-can-be-a-writer-too!" books. It's filled with serious information you might have to read three times with highlighter in hand. If you're a cranky, bitter writer and read just one book this year, make it this one. And if you choose not to go it alone, at least you'll be more of a partner to your agent.
£7.67^* - save 9%

Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript
Jack Neff, Glenda Neff, Don Prues
Throughout this easy-to-use guide, dozens of charts, lists, models and sidebars show writers everything they need to know to submit their work correctly and enhance their changes of being published. From screenplays and novels to articles and children's books, writers will find comprehensive, up-to-date information for creating effective query letters, proposals, outlines, synopses and follow-up correspondence.
£10.44^* - save 10%