How to be a Writer in the E-Age: A Self-Help Guide

Hyde, Catherine Ryan; Allen, Anne R.

ISBN 10: 0692252452 / ISBN 13: 9780692252451

Published by Catherine Ryan Hyde & Anne R. Allen, 2014

Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Seller Inventory # ZEV.0692252452.VG

Synopsis:

The e-reader has changed publishing in ways few people could have imagined less than a decade ago. When even seasoned professionals are baffled by seismic changes in the industry, how can an author cope?

Catherine Ryan Hyde, #1 bestselling Amazon author of 26 current and forthcoming books including the iconic Pay it Forward, and Anne R. Allen, bestselling humor author and award-winning blogger, offer warm, friendly advice on how to sustain a writing career during this time of upheaval.

You'll see a lot of books out there about how to write, and a whole lot more that promise Kindle millions. But this book is different. It helps you establish a professional writing career in this time of rapid change—and answers the questions so many writers are asking:

• Does an author still need an agent? Can new writers still get published by Big Five publishers?

• What about digital-only imprints, mid-sized publishers, small presses—or should everybody self-publish? How can you tell if you've found a good self-publishing partner, or a scammy vanity press?

• Do fiction writers need a platform? What's the difference between a hook, logline and a pitch? And how are they different from the dreaded synopsis? Does an author need to worry about all that if planning to self-publish?

• Do you need to spend endless hours on social media? Should all authors blog? What are the secrets of a successful blog? How do you cope with rejection, depression, bad reviews and other downsides of the writing profession?

How to be a Writer in the E-Age answers all these questions and more in this fun, information-packed book.

About the Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of 16 published and forthcoming books. Pay It Forward (Simon & Shuster 2000) was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than 24 languages for distribution in over 30 countries. The mass market paperback was released in October 2000 by Pocket Books and quickly became a national bestseller. It is still in print, and was rereleased in a trade paperback edition in April of 2010. She is founder and former president (2000-2009) of the Pay It Forward Foundation. As a professional public speaker she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with Americorps members at the White House and shared a dais with Bill Clinton. Anne R. Allen is a blogger, humorist, and the author of five comic crime novels. Food of Love, The Gatsby Game, Ghostwriters in the Sky, Sherwood, Ltd and The Best Revenge, published by MWiDP. She’s on the faculty of the Central Coast Writer’s Conference. Her blog, Writing about Writing. Mostly has received kudos from publishing luminaries Janet Reid, Hope C. Clark, Nathan Bransford, and Jane Friedman. It also garnered praise from Internet marketing guru Gary Canie for “laying out a basic plan that inspires you to finally create that blog you’ve been putting off all year,” and was named “Blog of the Week” by the writing/social media team at the blog 3:17 AM. In 2011 New York Times bestselling author and former Dell and Bantam editor, Ruth Harris. Anne grew up in New England, graduated from Bryn Mawr College, and has been an actress, teacher, bookseller, antique dealer, and general office serf—as well as serving as the artistic director of the Patio Playhouse in Escondido, CA. Anne may be best known for her famous tweet, now rotated on Twitter every second Wednesday by Quotes4Writers: “I’m a novelist. Anything you say can be taken down and used against you in a work of fiction.”

Bibliographic Details

Title: How to be a Writer in the E-Age: A Self-Help...
Publisher: Catherine Ryan Hyde & Anne R. Allen
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good