The overall picture in publishing has blurred. Writers, from novices to veterans, are struggling to re-define their job, their goals, and their role in the process. Chip MacGregor, a respected voice with thirty years in the industry as a writer, editor, publisher and, now, agent and owner of MacGregor Literary, is here to help. Inside, you'll find answers to questions regarding: • WRITING FOR PUBLICATION: Craft, popular trends, collaborating, etc. • THE ROLE OF THE WRITER: Finding agents or editors, querying, platforms, etc. • THE ROLE OF THE LITERARY AGENT: Responsibilities, markets, contracts, etc. • THE ROLE OF PUBLISHERS: Acquiring and editing, royalties, marketing, etc. • HYBRID OR SELF-PUBLISHING AUTHORS: Terminology, formatting, houses, career advice, etc.

How Can I Find A Literary Agent?: And 101 Other Questions Asked By Writers

Reference

Lörincz, Holly

MacGregor, Chip

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Benchmark Press, The

Your novel is ready to go. Your nonfiction book is fleshed out. NOW WHAT? This book uses clear, detailed explanations, work-sheets, and annotated examples to walk you step-by-step through: INDUSTRY TERMINOLOGY, QUERYING, PITCHING, PROPOSALS, and FORMATTING A MANUSCRIPT. You'll find helpful information regarding who and when to query, and how to find contacts. Suggestions on how to create a pitch are offered, along with sample pitches, as well as advice from a speaking professional on how to deal with a face-to-face pitch. There are detailed instructions for building professional, industry standard proposals, both fiction and nonfiction, using plenty of examples and multiple samples of successful, real proposals. The worksheets available in each section are extremely useful, walking the writer through their own material. There is even a section on how to format a manuscript before attaching it to a proposal.

Step By Step Pitches And Proposals: A Workbook For Writers

The Whiskey Passport is a journal for whiskey drinkers, allowing you to record specifics and impressions of the drams you've tried from around world. Basic terminology is included.

Whiskey Passport: Drams From Around The World

When a single mom ends up playing an unwilling fake girlfriend to a charming playboy baseball player, love suddenly turns everything upside down in this fun, heartwarming multicultural romance.
Angel Gomez has never lived by the book. A Bronx-based unwed mother by the time she was sixteen, Angel’s personal mission has always been to show the world that a Puerto Rican girl is not to be messed with―especially by a man. The only thing that matters to Angel, now, is providing for her son and earning enough tips at the club to complete her nursing degree along the way. Love is nowhere on her agenda.
Caleb “The Duke” Lewis is a star pitcher for the Bronx Bolts whose romantic escapades make delicious fodder for gossip columns. But lately he’s been trying to keep a lower profile―so much so that when he meets Angel, first while she’s in her nurse uniform and the next time behind the bar, she has no idea who Duke is, fails to fall for his obvious charm, and ends up throwing a drink in his face! She is the perfect woman for Duke...to fool the tabloids into thinking he’s finally settling down. But what begins as a charade soon has Duke and Angel hurtling into a full-blown romance that rocks each of their worlds and begs the question: Is this the real deal―or are some love stories just too good to be true?

The Perfect Date

Literature & Fiction

Lozada, Evelyn

United States

St. Martin's: Griffin

*A 2014 Bronze IPPY Award Winner* *A 2014 IndieReader Approved Read* At 23, shy, quirky Addison Taylor is a responsible adult. At least, that's what she put on her job application.Addy hated high school on her first go round, often referred to as Potato Face as she read a book in the corner. And now, on her first day as an English teacher, she's pretty sure she won't make it through this second serving of hell. Unfortunately, she needs a paycheck. She certainly can't rely on her unstable boyfriend. And then there's the rag-tag debate team she's forced to coach - kids who want a way out of Oceanside as bad as she does. She has to prove she can do this, that she can be a functioning cog in the wheel of adulthood. It won't be easy. She's faced with a condescending boss, a teen's bloody secret, a perpetually angry co-worker, a criminal investigation, a natural disaster, and desperate teens. Like all of us, she must find the courage to open her smart mouth, let her voice fly. If she doesn't get this right, she'll fail. Worse, so will the kids. "This is one of those stories that you find yourself thinking about long after you turn the last page. It lingers, leaves a mark on you. As many have said, it is laugh out loud funny ... but it has a heart, a warmth, that makes you care about the characters."- Terri Wallace, author of A Sort of Homecoming

Smart Mouth: a novel

Contemporary

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A guide that empowers family members combating post-traumatic stress on the home front, offering hope, purpose, and tangible solutions. This book provides definitions and real-life examples of complex PTSD and complex secondary PTSD (seen in a rapidly rising number of spouses and children), and the problems that arise when untreated. Arsenal of Hope aims to help soldiers, first responders, their families, and civilians with trauma--including those dealing with COVID-19 chaos or death. Jen Satterly is a certified coach and respected authority on PTSD, having been embedded with Special Operations during large scale military training missions and married to a Delta Force Command Sgt. Major. As a cofounder of a nonprofit for warriors and their families to heal after the trauma of war, her stories, research, realistic advice, and sometimes humor, are told through a military lens. Written with award-winning collaborative writer Holly Lorincz, Satterly uses her firsthand knowledge and medical expertise to deal with each issue. Most importantly, she illustrates how to change and create habits to circumvent the symptoms of post-traumatic stress.

Arsenal of Hope: Tactics for Taking on PTSD, Together

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Satterly, Jen

Mental Health

Post Hill Press

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