Author 101 Bestselling Nonfiction: The Insider's Guide to Making Reality Sell - Softcover

Frishman, Rick; Spizman, Robyn Freedman; Steisel, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593375255 ISBN 13: 9781593375256

Publisher: Adams Media Corp, 2006

Synopsis

They say everyone has a book in them-and this insider's guide to nonfiction publishing will help readers everywhere write and sell that book. Rick Frishman and Robyn Freedman Spizman bring their tremendous publishing acumen, experience, and connections to the forefront in the latest addition to this phenomenal must-have reference set.

Through practical advice and experienced testimonials, this book will show authors how to craft and sell nonfiction in today's tough marketplace.

Drawing on their decades of experience in the media, Frishman and Spizman make the arcane elements of the publishing world accessible to all readers.

This book and all others in the series are formatted as course books, providing readers with a comprehensive, step-by-step lesson plan.
With AUTHOR 101: Bestselling Nonfiction, aspiring writers with a book blossoming inside of them will find the tools to get it out and onto the shelves of their nearest bookstore in no time.

About this title

About the Author:

Rick Frishman, Publisher at Union Square Publishing in New York and founder of Planned Television Arts (now called Media Connect), has been one of the leading book publicists in America for over 43 years. Rick works with many of the top book editors, literary agents, and publishers in America, including Simon and Schuster, Harper Collins and Random House.

Rick is Co-author of 18 books including Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic.
Union Square Publishing publishes fiction and nonfiction books and looks for authors who believe in giving back. Union Square Publishing gives a portion of every book sold to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

He has worked with hundreds of bestselling authors such as Mitch Albom, Bill Moyers, Stephen King, Caroline Kennedy, Howard Stern, President Jimmy Carter, Sophia Loren, Smokey Robinson, Nelson DeMille, Barbara Bush, Jackie Collins, Arnold Palmer, Yogi Berra, Whoppi Goldberg, Vanessa Redgrave, Henry Kissinger, Bill Parcells, Walter Cronkite, Jack Canfield, and Salmon Rushdie.

Rick has appeared on hundreds of radio shows and more than a dozen TV shows nationwide, including Oprah, Fox News and Bloomberg TV.  He has also been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Selling Power Magazine, New York Post, and scores of other publications.

He has appeared on stage with notables such as Sir Richard Branson, The Dalai Lama, T. Harv Eker, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Tony Hsieh, David Bach, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar and Brendon Burchard.

Rick has a BFA in acting and directing and a BS in communications from Ithaca College. He is a sought-after lecturer on publishing and public relations. He is founder of Author101University. Author101U has presented over 32 events since 2002.

Rick and his wife Robbi live in Long Island, NY with their Havanese puppy Cody. They have three children: Adam, Rachel, and Stephanie.

About this edition

• Publisher: Adams Media Corp
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1593375255
• ISBN 13: 9781593375256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 221