Be Your Own Literary Agent; Author: Levin, Martin P.; Paperback

Author: Levin, Martin P.
Rev. and expanded ed; Paperback; Glossary
240 pages
Published: September 1996
Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0898158788
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In this groundbreaking book, a prominent publishing insider (an executive at several big New York houses, and now respected literary lawyer) offers the insights and hard-to-get information that every aspiring author yearns for--from pitching the book to finding the ideal editor, from getting the most out of a contract to getting the book produced correctly.Offers the insight and knowledge needed to sell a manuscript to a publisher. This book examines how to find the ideal editor and the right publisher for a specific topic, as well as how to write a query letter, refine a manuscript, and read and negotiate a contract.