{"product_id":"a-writers-reference-lee-higbie-9781633480179","title":"A Writer's Reference: Light Your Writing on Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Writers Reference\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of notes on writing from the author's years working on novels. In addition to a collection of quips and rules of thumb from writers, \u003cem\u003eA Writers Reference\u003c\/em\u003e has notes on\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginners' mistakes: writing that stops most agents and publishers reading (and, of course, many readers)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to proofread, edit and revise a manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to format and prepare a manuscript, both for agent and e-publication submission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sales materials needed: synopses, sales blurbs, log lines, and genre selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat your legal (copyright) rights are, both practically and legally\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe meaning of the specialized vocabulary of\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publishing establishment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriters and rhetoriticians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritics of prose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Writers Reference\u003c\/em\u003e irreverently looks at many aspect of novelists' craft and career with many examples of how you can undermine yourself. It also gives many positive outlooks and nudges for writers and satirizes us to help us write better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an era when most authors will self-publish, \u003cem\u003eA Writers Reference\u003c\/em\u003e will help novelists through the maze of indie or e- publishing and that of preparing their manuscript for submission to agents or to editors at legacy publishing houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Higbie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633480178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633480179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Higbie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Lee Higbie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873474392319,"sku":"9781633480179","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-writers-reference-lee-higbie-9781633480179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}