Product Description

Insider Information from a career Manuscript Editor.

This book reveals the reasons ninety percent of fiction manuscripts are rejected quickly by first readers, long before character and plot can be evaluated on their own merits.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #266352 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781933523316
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Chock full of practical advice for the novice writer. Even seasoned writers could use a copy as a refresher course. ----Charlaine Harris, New York Times best-selling author

Without qualification, I recommend this book to fiction writers, be they literary, mainstream, or genre writers. ----John N. Thornburg, Prof. English/Creative Writing, San Jacinto College, TX

About the Author
An accomplished editor, writer, and teacher, Chris Roerden shares knowledge gleaned from more than 40 years in niche publishing.

Her clients have been published by St. Martin's, Berkley Prime Crime, Midnight Ink, Rodale, Walker, and Viking, and have won more than 21 awards, including an Agatha for Best First Mystery and two Benjamin Franklins.

Customer Reviews

A must for anyone who seeks to become a published author.
There are a number of factors that can doom the commercial success of a book, regardless of the quality of the writing. "Don't Sabotage Your Submission: Save Your Manuscript From Turning Up D.O.A." is an invaluable and thoroughly 'user friendly' guide for aspiring writers trying to get their work published. With sage and sound advice from someone who has been on the other side of the editorial table for years, Chris Roerden draws from her experience and expertise to point out what writers have to avoid when sending out their manuscripts to publishers. Her purpose is to give novice authors the best chance possible, by relying on the skill instead of random technicalities to turn their manuscripts and proposals into published works available to a reading public. The tips are practical, plentiful, and 'real-world' based, which makes "Don't Sabotage Your Submission" a must for anyone who seeks to become a published author.

A MUST WHETHER YOU ARE PUBLISHED OR NOT
I had the pleasure of hearing Chris Roerden speak at a Sisters in Crime meeting in Los Angeles. She was one of the most knowledgeable speakers that I've ever heard on the subject of avoiding that dreaded instant rejection letter. Impressed by her no-nonsense approach, I immediately bought "Don't Sabbotage Your Submission" and have just finished reading it. I was able to apply many of her suggestions immediately, tagged others to re-read and absorb, and can see this will be one of the first technique reference books I grab from my bookshelf.

Chris speaks in plain language using wonderful examples of what works, what doesn't, why and how to apply her "what works" techniques. More important, this is not a preachy type of book. It's fun to read, not tedious and every chapter is packed with practical techniques and suggestions. I immediately spotted a few faux pas I made in a manuscript I just finished, and began to re-edit a few sections. And, I thought it was ready for submission! As you read, it's easy to recognize things you, as a writer, do without thinking. Things that you have become so used to you may not even realize you're committing no-no's.

I highly recommend this book, and have already recommended it to other writers.

MORGAN ST. JAMES
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a must for every writer
This is the best book on writing extant, and should be in every writer's library and, along with Strunk and Lawrence Bloch's Telling Lies for Fun and Profit, should be read at regular intervals.
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