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The Business of Writing: WRITING NON-FICTION FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION
The Business of Writing: WRITING NON-FICTION FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION
The Business of Writing: WRITING NON-FICTION FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION
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The Business of Writing: WRITING NON-FICTION FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION

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If you apply the guidelines contained in this e-book without taking any shortcuts, you will get your non-fiction book published. Note: this guarantee applies only to non-fiction guidebooks except personal memoirs of people who do not enjoy celebrity status (that’s most of us!). Also, every individual who purchases this e-book can take advantage of Philip Wylie’s manuscript evaluation service.
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Release dateJun 6, 2013
ISBN9781783330607
The Business of Writing: WRITING NON-FICTION FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION
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Philip Wylie

Philip Wylie (1902–1971) was a prolific writer whose work spanned a range of genres from men’s adventure and detective stories to science fiction and social criticism. Several of his novels, including When Worlds Collide, Night Unto Night, and Los Angeles: A.D. 2017, as well as the Crunch & Des stories, were adapted as movies and television shows, and his novel Gladiator is considered one of the inspirations for the iconic character Superman. Wylie was also a commentator on American society. In 1942 he published Generation of Vipers, a bestselling book of essays that attacked the complacencies of the American way of life. His novel The Disappearance presents a dystopia in which men and women vanish from the perception of the opposite sex, allowing Wylie to explore the issues of women’s rights and homosexuality. Wylie recognized early the potentially catastrophic effects of pollution and climate change and wrote both fiction and nonfiction on those topics.

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    PREFACE

    I was associated with a writers’ club of over twenty wordsmiths; and I was one of just two published authors in the group (and both of us write non-fiction). This anecdote summarizes the reality of writing - the majority of successfully published writers specialize in non-fiction. So it is not surprising that the published writers of the group write non-fiction and that the most talented writer was an unpublished writer of fiction.

    The reason for the low success rate among writers of fiction is due to intense competition. To be successful as a fiction writer, you are competing with Stephen King and J.K. Rowling. Why would your target reader ever purchase your book instead of Stephen King’s or J.K. Rowling’s? Think about it.

    I am interested in practical writing that makes real money. Non-Fiction is where the demand and money is. Only the massive international publishers have the resources to produce and market fiction effectively worldwide.

    I have been writing and publishing successful non-fiction guidebooks and directories since 1990. I self-published my first book The Holistic Network Directory in May 1991. This book generated handsome advertising revenues as well as income from the international book sales. My first self-published book sold in all top British bookstalls, from W.H. Smith to Waterstones.

    In this e-guidebook, I am sharing several of my publishing secrets for the first time. You will learn how I clinched a lucrative publishing contract to write a business guidebook for foreigners in Thailand. You will also learn from my experience that the most effective methods of selling books cost absolutely nothing. Finally, I will share with you some of the painful lessons that I have experienced, so hopefully you will save yourself thousands of dollars and countless headaches.

    I wish you the best of luck with your publishing endeavors, and I look forward to hearing your success stories in due course.

    Philip Wylie

    Philipwylie.com

    31 January 2012

    INTRODUCTION

    Despite endemic turmoil throughout the publishing industry, there are more opportunities for writers of quality non-fiction books than ever, but there are also many pitfalls to avoid. I will guide you along your journey from idea through to successful publication, while highlighting the main pitfalls that you need to aware of.

    If you have a sound non-fiction publishing concept and you follow my guidelines carefully, I guarantee that you will get your book published. In other words, if your non-fiction publishing concept is strong enough, and you organize your writing properly (without taking delinquent shortcuts), you will be successful, as long as you promote your book adequately.

    My background is business, and my career spans advertising sales to accountancy and finance, and directory & guidebook publishing to business consultancy and brokering. During the last twenty years I have done many things, but my main focus has always been writing for successful publication. I

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