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A Smart Author's Toolkit 2008 Edition!
Table of Contents
A Letter from the Editor
PART ONE
Fundamentals of Writing and Publishing
Writing the Winning Query Letter
SHALLA CHATS with Dorchester author, Tess Mallory
Writing Mystery Fiction
SHALLA CHATS with Artscape author, Frederick Ramsay
Writing Your Mystery Novel
SHALLA CHATS with Hallie Ephron
Write Erotic Romance
SHALLA CHATS with author, Shara Lanel
Writing Vampire Paranormals
SHALLA CHATS with author Margaret L. Carter
Write Sex: Getting Characters Chemistry Sizzling off the Page!
SHALLA CHATS with sexy paranormal author, Gena Showalter
Writing Time Travel Romance
SHALLA CHATS with Native American themed romance author, Judie Aitken
Insider’s Look at Publishing the Rain Series
SHALLA CHATS with NY Times Best Selling author, Barry Eisler
Writing and Bollywood Confidential
SHALLA CHATS with Chick-Lit author, Sonia Singh
"Elements
of a Page Turner"
SHALLA CHATS with author Brett Battles
Writers: Why Get a Freelance Editor?
SHALLA CHATS with freelance editor and writing coach, Zaz LaMarr
Working with a Freelance Editor
SHALLA CHATS with freelance editor Mike Sirota
PART TWO
Essential Techniques
What are literary agents?
And do you really need them?
How I got a Literary Agent
SHALLA CHATS with contemporary, romantic suspense, paranormal / time travel author, Pamela Waller
An Insider’s View on Agenting and Publishing
SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Caren Johnson
The Basic Book Deal
SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Mike Farris
Actively Building A List
SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Kelly Sonnack
Getting to Know You
SHALLA CHATS with Writers House Literary Agent, Daniel Lazar
Greyhaus Literary Agency Now Open for Business
SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Scott Eagan
Negotiating with Publishers
SHALLA CHATS with Literary Agent Dr. Uwe Stender
Who are Book Publishers?
PART THREE
Fine Tuning for Sales
Who are Book Editors?
They Don’t Just Edit.
A Publisher wants my Book! Now what?
SHALLA CHATS with Mystery Series author, Michele Scott
What Comes After the call?
SHALLA CHATS with multiple Emmy Award winning TV news producer & author Mari Mancusi
The Low-down on Getting Published
SHALLA CHATS with paranormal author, Terry Spear
Choosing to E-Publish
SHALLA CHATS with historical and contemporary romance author, Andrea Wilder
The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing
SHALLA CHATS with author Tina Gerow
Chick Lit for Tor/Forge
SHALLA CHATS with Acquiring Editor Natasha Panza
TRANSITA: Great books for Grown Women
SHALLA CHATS with Editorial Director Nikki Read
Advice to Writers: from an Editor/former Book Publisher
SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman
Writing and Publishing Books
SHALLA CHATS with traditional, royalty-based publisher, David Smitherman
The Current State and Future of the Publishing Business
SHALLA CHATS with NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer
Zumaya Publications Looks for Authors
SHALLA CHATS with Executive Editor, Elizabeth Burton
we're always getting better!
BONUS
Promoting Your Book
Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Your Book
SHALLA CHATS with author Patricia M. Terrell
Publicize Your Fiction! How-to's
SHALLA CHATS with Publicist, Theresa Meyers of Blue Moon Communications