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You Can Make It Big Writing Books: A Top Agent Shows How to Develop a Million-Dollar Bestseller

How would you like to become the next John Gray or Mark Victor Hansen? The enormously successful authors of the bestselling Mars and Venus and Chicken Soup for the Soul books weren't always so famous or prosperous. Just like you, they once only dreamed of making it to the top. How theyâ€"and 58 other bestselling writersâ€"made it big is revealed inside, along with the tips you'll need to make it onto the bestseller lists. You'll learn the secrets to:

Turning a good idea into a bestselling book
Writing book proposals that will reel in the big advances
Findingâ€"and keepingâ€"the right agent
Discovering the best promotional possibilities for you and your book
And much, much more!


"People always ask me for advice on how to get their books published successfully. Now I can refer them to You Can Make It Big Writing Booksâ€"one of the best reference books on this subject."â€"Nelson Demille, author of The General's Daughter

"Don't even think about writing a book until you read this. Jeff Herman tells it like it is in today's publishing world."â€"Arielle Ford, publicist and author

"Conveys what it takes to become a bestselling author: the discipline, the perseverance, the knowledge, and the passion."â€"John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

About the Author

Jeff Herman is the owner of the Jeff Herman Literary Agency, one of New York's leading agencies for writers.If your goal is a Pulitzer, don't look here. But if your aspirations include wealth, bestsellerdom, and an appearance on Oprah®, You Can Make It Big Writing Books can help. The majority of the book comprises author and literary agent Jeff Herman's profiles of more than 60 topselling authors. While the profiles quickly begin to sound formulaic--the authors all seem to have been asked the exact same questions--there is a lot to learn from this group of confident, successful self-promoters: mainly that writing may be an art form, but, as says Carmen Renee Berry (Girlfriends for Life), "publishing is a business." Some of the best--and funniest--tips come from Ralph Roberts (Walk Like a Giant, Sell Like a Madman). Roberts recommends autographing books at every bookstore you can (it makes it more difficult for the store to return them to the publisher) and giving the pilot a copy of your book every time you fly. "It's awesome," says Roberts, "to hear the pilot announce: 'We have Ralph Roberts, the world's greatest salesperson, on board.'"

The final third of the book is devoted to promotional tips from Herman and other specialists. They advise that you write a query letter so good that an agent will feel compelled to call you immediately; make your radio appearances so engrossing that even ice cream in the trunk wouldn't make a listener turn off the car and go inside; and take advantage of America Online's 30-day free trial to promote your book to its members. Of course, divine intervention and that booking on Oprah® wouldn't hurt, either. --Jane Steinberg







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