PEN NAMES and Other Writing Questions Answered

Not just a manual for writers and would-be writers, this little book offers a fascinating glimpse of behind the scenes activity in both the publishing and retail book industry. Learn how a book can be sabotaged by an executive who feels that a potential best-seller could undermine his own authority. Also learn how the publishing industry can intimidate authors with stratagems like "professional refreshers". Learn how to hold your ground. Discover how many publishers actually handle unsolicited material. Find out why your local library is NOT stocking your book. Many other questions answered by an author who spent other thirty years as a top managing director in the book publishing industry.