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How to write a bestseller : an insider's guide to writing narrative nonfiction for general audiences
Mazzeo, Tilar J.2024
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Mazzeo draws on he experiences writing and publishing bestsellers to offer a guide for anyone looking to write narrative nonfiction. In a series of frank and illuminating chapters, she leads readers through the entire process, from conception to publication and beyond. This book helps researchers convey their knowledge effectively so it has impact in the public sphere.
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Author:
Mazzeo, Tilar J., author
Work:
Imprint:
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2024]©2024.
Collation:
220 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction. The public-facing scholarThe general audience topicThe trade market and the "big" book topicFinding the storyFrom narration to narrativeThe organic illusion of narrative (and how to structure a trade nonfiction title)The book proposal (and caveat entrepreneur)The book proposal: marketing and author platformThe sample chapter and the business of writingHow not to write like an academic: character as narrative deviceHow not to write like an academic: narrative tensionWriting narrative nonfiction: why bestsellers sell.
ISBN:
9780300267167 (paperback)9780300267174 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
808.02
Language:
English
BRN:
2689515