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How to Write a Salable Book or Novel: Part 13 – Packaging

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

A Rerun
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By Al Kalar

All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterward it all belongs to you; the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer.       -Ernest Hemingway

If your publisher handles all packaging decisions, you can skip this section. However, if you will be called on to be part of the final publication process, you might get some ideas here.

Formats:

Books have many sections, which vary depending upon the type of book and often by books within a type. A book consists of one or more of the following: (more…)