From Pitch to Publication: Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Novel Published

From Pitch to Publication: Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Novel Published by Blake, Carole. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780333714355.

Many books will tell you how to write. Many will tell you where to find a publisher. But the certainty of success lies in marrying the quality of your work with a professional approach to the publishing process. Selling your fiction is one of the key ways of measuring that success. No top publishing industry professional has shown as clearly as here, how the publishing system really works. And how to make it work for you. This book will advise you from the moment you pick it up. Is there actually a market for your writing? How do you find it? How should you work constructively with your publisher or agent? How can you safeguard your rights, negotiate and check the fine print of offers and contracts? How will your book be sold and how can you help? Here is the complete guide to successfully presenting yourself to agents and publishers and making the most of the time before and after publication.