Jean Marie Stine

"If you follow only a third of Jean's advice, you'll have a successful book." --Jeremy Tarcher, Publisher Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.

"After Jean reworked my first draft, paperback rights sold for $137,000." --Timmen Cermak, M.D., author of A Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics

Mastering the craft and understanding the mechanics of writing self-help and how-to books is the key to getting publishers to take notice of your work. Now, in the first guide to writing self-help and how-to books, Jean Stine offers an insider's view of this growing genre. Her easy-to-follow program takes you step-by-step through the complete writing process. You'll learn the importance of: 
* Structure and Style 
* Clear, easy-to-understand exercises 
* Creating catchy and compelling titles, subtitles, and chapter headings 
* Using lists, charts, and graphs to maximum effect 
* Checklists and other interactive elements 
* Writing a proposal that sells 
* Negotiating permissions for quotations, photos, and illustrations 
* Preparing your manuscript for presentation to a publisher

Trade Paper Press

Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books

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