Topic Planning - (Second Edition)

Author: Jeff Herman (USA)
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: "Book Idea Development" reveals the secrets of successful book ideas. This book will tell you how to successfully conduct book idea development." — Frederick Hecht, Vice President of Simon & Schuster
"Book Idea Development" will take you to the peak of success." — High-Quality Paperback Book Club
Roger Cooper
Do you want busy publishers to notice you? Read this book." — Andrew Hecker, Senior Acquisitions Editor at Amoco Publishing Company
Excellent book idea development is the prerequisite for a book to achieve outstanding market performance. "Book Idea Development" explains from both theory and examples how to conduct book idea development for the market. Part one analyzes the elements of book idea development from a macro perspective: how to form ideas and set book titles; ways to understand the market and competition; techniques for writing book outlines and sample chapters; methods and art of book idea development for fiction and non-fiction; and so on. The second part takes ten successful book idea development cases as examples, meticulously analyzing and commenting on their strengths and weaknesses, revealing insights. You can immediately apply the concepts, thinking, and methods provided in the book to your own book idea development practice.