Table of Contents
Foreword Oscar Hijuelos xi
Introduction Jennifer Lyons xv
Queries and Cover Letters: A Cosmic Approach Bob Silverstien 1
God Forbid ... The Legal Stuff Paula M. Breen 11
Writers: Tax Rules, Rituals-and Reminders! John Giacchetti 23
An Interview with Rose Carrano, Rose Carrano PR 29
Personal Branding: Advice for Authors Fauzia Burke 35
To Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal, You May Need to Include a Little Fiction Leora Tanenbaum 39
Reverse Engineering: One Writer's Path Liza Monroy 47
Real Books Tonya Bolden 55
An Interview Emily Stokes 67
To Reach the Literary Editor Mark Jay Mirsky 75
Some Advice for the First-Time Author Avi Steinberg 85
An Interview Alane Salierno Mason 95
An Interview Marcela Landres 99
An Interview Jeff Rivera 105
With Fiction I Am Looking for Art Kathy Belden 111
Publishing Nonfiction: A Look Behind the Scenes Ronit Feldman 123
An Interview Erika Goldman 133
Children: The Toughest Audience You'll Ever Love (to Write for) Caitlyn M. Dlouhy 141
Children's Picture Books: The Format Changes but the Process Remains the Same Howard W. Reeves 151
Sci-fi/Fantasy, Children's, and Young Adult Books: An Interview Sharyn November 159
A New Chapter Judy Sternlight 165
What are Subsidiary Rights? Jennifer Thompson 175
When a Book Becomes Something Else Michael Cendejas 187
An Interview Steve Kasdin 191
Seeking Visibility in a Mist of Rising Choices Colette Inez 199
Self-Publishing: How it Works, Who It's Right For Irene Gunther 205
Getting Started as a Literary Translator Jason Grunebaum 213
Your First Book-Length Translation Project Peter Constantine 217
The New American Page Lori Marie Carlson 223
Getting from there to Here Ken Krimstein 227
The Accidental Writer Peter Steiner 233
On Writing Smart: Tips and Tidbits Leslie T. Sharpe 241
To MFA or Not to MFA? Melvin Jules Bukiet 253
Acknowledgments 261
Afterword 263
Resources 265
Index 277