Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction--and Get It Published

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Distilled wisdom from two publishing pros for every serious nonfiction author in search of big commercial success. POver 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant attention for their ideas?and substantial sales. This is the book editors have been recommending to would-be authors. Filled with trade secrets, IThinking Like Your Editor/I explains: BRBR P? Why every proposal should ask and answer five key questions; BR ? how to tailor academic writing to a general reader, without losing ideas or dumbing down your work; BR ? how to write a proposal that editors cannot ignore; BR ? why the most important chapter is your introduction; BR ? why "simple structure, complex ideas" is the mantra for creating serious nonfiction; BR ? why smart nonfiction editors regularly reject great writing but find new arguments irresistible. BRBR Whatever the topic, from history to business, science to philosophy, law, or gender studies, this book is vital to every serious nonfiction writer.

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Great tips for aspiring writers, 2008-09-01
This book is filled with great tips from two experts, each with 20 plus years in the publishing industry. Anyone with a desire to write a serious non-fiction book and get it published will benefit from Thinking Like Your Editor.

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One of the best pieces of literature I've read, 2008-08-07
Whether you are planning to write for the first time (my case) or you would like to increase the appeal of your next books, "Thinking Like your Editor" seems to be an insuperable guide. The book's best contribution is probably that it puts you in your reader's shoes and leads you to gain possession of this sensibility before expecting to be read. As I understand from this book, editors function as representatives of the reader, like customer proxies, who protect readers from being annoyed or deceived by autistic writers and protect writers from having their book rejected by readers. It shows that it was written with honesty, knowledge, vast experience and, more importantly, with sincere desire to help. I rate it gladly with 5 stars.

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Great Book!, 2008-05-02
I ordered this book based on the reviews posted previously. It is full of good advice and I'm glad to have obtain the ideas listed within. Great book for someone making their way through the publishing world.

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Thinking Like Your Editor, 2008-04-11
A great review before every submission. If content is good, should push one to the front of the line.

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Best so far, 2008-01-18
I've purchased and read quite a few books on this topic and this is clearly the best oone I've read so far. Not only does it take one through the mechanics of the book proposal in a useful and reader-friendly way, it does so very definitely from the perspective of the editor. The section on creating narrative tension in nonfiction writing is worth the price of the book all by itself.