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Informationen zum Autor Claire Gillman (Cumbria, England) has been a professional writer for over 30 years. She has written 13 adult non-fiction books, and 9 children's fiction books. She is also an editor for the literary consultancy Writer's Workshop, and has helped hundreds of authors to hone their proposals. Klappentext LEARN HOW TO GET PUBLISHING BY AVOIDING THE MISTAKES THAT OTHERS MADE BEFORE YOU. There are many brilliant books out there, which have not been published because their author has not been able to successfully navigate the minefield that is finding a publisher. In many cases, authors make basic mistakes in their submissions, which ensure that they do not even get read by the correct person. Even if they do reach someone with decision-making power, they often fail to clearly explain the proposition of their book, or the target market. Claire Gilman is the perfect person to help you find a publisher for your manuscript. She has done it successfully, having had twenty of her own books published. She has spoken to many commissioning editors and agents about what they look for (and look to avoid) in a submission. And she has worked as a literary consultant, helping all sorts of authors to improve their proposals. Now, she combines all this wisdom into one book, explaining clearly 50 common mistakes which authors make, and how you can avoid them and ensure that your work receives the attention and the publisher that it deserves. ABOUT THE SERIES The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share. Vorwort YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ART OF GETTING PUBLISHED. This smart and comprehensive book shows how to plan or a published future - by showing fifty mistakes to avoid if you want to get your book published. Zusammenfassung YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ART OF GETTING PUBLISHED. This smart and comprehensive book shows how to plan or a published future - by showing fifty mistakes to avoid if you want to get your book published....
