Do you have tales to tell?
Have you actually typed ‚The End‘?
Are you ready to clean up that manuscript?
Writing can be a daunting task, polishing your work even more so. But nothing is as hard to figure out, it seems, as selling your work once you’re done. Drawing on decades of publishing experience, More Tips from the Handyman is a collection of articles aimed at helping those new to the industry navigate the literary world.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The topics covered in this book are basic and more likely to help those just starting out on their publishing journey, rather than experienced authors.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
A Quick Note from the Handyman
Part 1: Honing Your Craft
The Author’s Opening Salvo – Book Titles
Keeping it Short – When the Words Count
Serial Tendencies – Why Some Writers Are More Than A Little Mad
Laundry Lists and Info Dumps
Our Tawdry Love Affair with Language
Give Me A Break! The Need for Literary Pauses
Don’t Forget the Rule Book – Authors
Don’t Forget the Rule Book – Characters
Cut the Bull – Energy Boosters for Writing
Getting to the Root of the Matter
Profiling for Writers
Jerking Tears and Tugging Heartstrings – Baiting the Emotional Hook
You Got Your Anachronism in My Period Piece!
Building with Allusion
Doing Battle With The Anti-Muse
Part 2: Writing Exercises
Part 3: Getting Down to Business
Putting On Your Virtual Game Face
The Importance of Respect
Give ‚Em What They Want! Why Formatting Is Important
Convention(al) Opportunities
Building Credibility
A Genre Primer
Stepping Back
Über den Autor
Award-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-Mc Phail has worked both sides of the publishing industry for longer than she cares to admit. In 2014 she joined forces with husband Mike Mc Phail and friend Greg Schauer to form her own publishing house, e Spec Books (www.especbooks.com).
Her published works include six novels, Yesterday’s Dreams, Tomorrow’s Memories, Today’s Promise, The Halfling’s Court, The Redcaps‘ Queen, and Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea, Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, and the non-fiction writers‘ guides The Literary Handyman and LH: Build-A-Book Workshop. She is the senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm, Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and Footprints in the Stars. Her short stories are included in numerous other anthologies and collections.
In addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns under the moniker The Hornie Lady Custom Costume Horns, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and wholesale.
Danielle lives in New Jersey with husband and fellow writer, Mike Mc Phail and two extremely spoiled cats.
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