Introduction: Ask the Author Enablers
Chapter 1. Why We Write (and Why You Write, Too)
Chapter 2. You Have a Great Idea. So What?
Chapter 3. How to Get Started with the Write Stuff
Chapter 4. Your Manuscript: The Basic Rules of Attraction
Chapter 5. Finding an Agent
Chapter 6. Behind Closed Doors: Will They Buy Your Book?
Chapter 7. You and Your Editor
Chapter 8. Marketing and Publicity: Getting the Word Out
Chapter 9. The Pros and Com of Self-Publishing
Chapter 10. For Sale: Bookstores, Bookselling, and Book Groups
Chapter 11. Long Life: Paperback and Backlist
Appendix I. Beloved Books of Famous Authors
Appendix II. The Life Cycle of a Book
Appendix III. Glossary of Publishing Terminology
