The Authors Checklist, Elizabeth K. Kracht
The Authors Checklist, Elizabeth K. Kracht
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The Author's Checklist
An Agent's Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript

Author: Elizabeth K. Kracht, John Grogan

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/18/2020


Synopsis

An Indispensable Guide for All Writers in All Genres The bad news: even really good manuscripts have weak spots that are enough to garner rejections from agents and publishers. The good news: most of these problems are easy to fix—once the writer sees and understands them. After several years of evaluating manuscripts, literary agent Elizabeth Kracht noticed that many submissions had similar problems, so she began to make a list of the pitfalls. The Author’s Checklist offers her short, easy-to-implement bites of advice, illustrated by inspiring—and cautionary—real-world examples. Most aspiring authors yearn for a friend in book publishing. The Author’s Checklist is just that.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andria on June 13, 2020

The Author’s Checklist is a nonfiction book that I honestly have no clue of which how to review. Y’all know that I rarely read non-fiction. Was this useful, as a guide for new beginners? Yes. I learned that I’ve been slacking in terms of editing my books and perhaps that is why no one is accepting m......more

Goodreads review by Tricia on February 04, 2020

You are not alone. As a writer, you may create your masterpiece in isolation but in order to produce a piece of work acceptable for the publishing industry, it sometimes takes a team…or maybe just one book. The Author’s Checklist: An Agent’s Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript by Elizabe......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 13, 2020

READ THIS BOOK before you ever send a single query to an agent, or pitch a publisher at a conference. Kracht's knowledge of the publishing industry and passion for her clients is clear-- she wants to help aspiring authors avoid the common mistakes that get books rejected. The book is organized alpha......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 13, 2020

This book is full of a lot of wonderful advice and information, but unfortunately the structural choice to arrange in in alphabetical order instead of groups of related topics made it maddening to parse. If you read it cover to cover, it feels scattershot and unfocused, moving from thoughts on punct......more

Goodreads review by Aiden on October 27, 2020

3.5 Stars --- Over the years, I have picked up several books here and there meant to guide writers in perfecting their craft and/or getting published. When I came upon this title on NetGalley, I realized just how much time had passed since I’d read The Elements of Style (by William Strunk Jr.), so i......more