Bibliograph

The author's checklist, an agent's guide to developing and editing your manuscript, Elizabeth K. Kracht ; foreword by John Grogan

Type

Label

The author's checklist, an agent's guide to developing and editing your manuscript, Elizabeth K. Kracht ; foreword by John Grogan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The author's checklist

Oclc number

1105717315

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth K. Kracht ; foreword by John Grogan

Sub title

an agent's guide to developing and editing your manuscript

Summary

"A literary agent and freelance editor recommends simple fixes for common mistakes that cause book proposals to be rejected. A wide range of topics are covered, including genre conventions, narrative structure, manuscript formatting, and editing for both fiction and non-fiction books"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A-to-Z list. Acknowledgments -- Agency guidelines -- Appendixes -- Audience and marketing -- Author Bio -- Author platform -- Author's note -- Book proposal -- Case histories -- Chapter arc -- Chapter breaks -- Chapter endings -- Chapter heads -- Chapter length -- Chapter summaries -- Characterization -- Coauthors -- Collections -- Comparable titles -- Demographics -- Detection -- Dialogue -- Dreams -- Epigraphs -- Epistolary elements -- Foreword -- Formatting -- Genre -- Introduction -- Italics -- Lists -- Maps -- Memoir -- Overview -- Pacing -- Parts -- Permissions -- Plot -- Point of view -- Prologue -- Promotion and publicity -- Proofreading -- Prose -- Punctuation -- Query letter -- Rejection -- Self-publishing -- Setting -- Show versus tell -- Subheads -- Subtitle -- Suspension of disbelief -- Symbolism -- Synopsis -- Tension -- Text boxes -- Themes -- Timekeeping -- Timelines -- Title -- Tone -- Uniformity -- Vignettes -- Voice -- Word count -- World building -- Appendix A: Query letter example -- Appendix B: Synopsis example

Target audience

adult

Classification