title: Blow Us Away!: Publishers' Secrets for Successful Manuscripts
author:  E. Keith Howick Jr. 
description: There are lots of how-to-get-published books out there, but this one automatically speaks with the authority of an author who <i>is</i> a publisher---not just someone who got published once and is going to tell you how he did it. If you're even thinking about writing a book, read this first. --Dick Margulis<br /><br /><i>Blow Us Away!</i> is like a Boot Camp in publishing that new authors must read. It delivers all the basics of publishing in the order that a first time author is most likely to encounter on the route to a successful publication. --Pete Masterson<br /><br />E. Keith Howick Jr.'s new book should be mandatory reading for every author, agent, publisher and book industry professional. He guides you through the maze of the publishing process from start to finish. He helps you make sure you identify, utilize and deploy the most important strategies you need to create a book that is designed to achieve the maximum potential success when presented to publishers and placed into the marketplace. He offers up simple truths and rock solid experience based strategies for success in the challenging and ever changing world of book publishing. --Paul Krupin
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  published in Great Britain 2012 by Dangerous Little Books
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This edition was published 2021 by Seahawk Press
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (C) Copyright Tim Hawken
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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