{"product_id":"writing-successful-self-help-and-how-to-books-1","title":"Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books","description":"If you follow only a third of Jean's advice, you'll have a successful book. --Jeremy Tarcher, Publisher Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.\n\n\"\"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\n\nMastering 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:\n* Structure and Style\n* Clear, easy-to-understand exercises\n* Creating catchy and compelling titles, subtitles, and chapter headings\n* Using lists, charts, and graphs to maximum effect\n* Checklists and other interactive elements\n* Writing a proposal that sells\n* Negotiating permissions for quotations, photos, and illustrations\n* Preparing your manuscript for presentation to a publisher\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1630262595\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 56JPSA0003BX_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stine, Jean Marie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages can have notes highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. May have varying covers. Fast Shipping - Mailed in plastic mailer!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47770779320497,"sku":"56JPSA0003BX_ns","price":18.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1630262595-0.jpg?v=1784958966","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/writing-successful-self-help-and-how-to-books-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}