Do the Write Thing: Making the Transition to Professional

by Gloria Stern

This volume is an outgrowth of the handbook developed for the use of authors seeking publication It is designed to familiarize them with the process and guide them through it. Based on the author's work as founder and director of the Gloria Stern Literary Agency, Ms. Stern has compiled the material used by successful authors in pre-eminently useful manual. This book in the library of the aspiring writer is like having an experienced literary agent at one's elbow. Tested in the industry, Do The Write Making the Transition to Professional, is a shortcut between the handcrafted manuscript and the bookstore shelf. In its chapters you will find practical data such as, a glossary of industry terms, useful addresses and forms, submission procedures, sample cover letters and agent contract terms, an outgrowth of work as a teacher of writing and as a literary agent and years of work in the publishing industry which are shared with the reader. Learn the answers What makes a best seller? Where to find a publisher who will welcome your book and how to secure an author/publisher contract - all in one unique and indispensable volume.

177 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 1993