Title: Jumpstart Your
Publishing Dreams
Subtitle: Insider Secrets to Skyrocket Your Success
By Terry Whalin
Publisher: WTW Press, Scottsdale, AZ
Author’s Web Site: http://jumpstartdreams.com
ISBN :9781935085546
Available on Amazon
Also available as an Audio Book
Review originally published on Amazon
Subtitle: Insider Secrets to Skyrocket Your Success
By Terry Whalin
Publisher: WTW Press, Scottsdale, AZ
Author’s Web Site: http://jumpstartdreams.com
ISBN :9781935085546
Available on Amazon
Also available as an Audio Book
Review originally published on Amazon
Reviewed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, multi award-winning
author of fiction, poetry, and the HowToDoItFrugally
Series, one series for writers, one for retailers
Terry Whalin’s Jumpstart
Your Publishing Dreams is a book that can truly give any writing career a
nudge, but it will be invaluable to those who write nonfiction. For inspiration
we have a foreword that tells the unforgettable success story of the Chicken Soup series from Mark Victor Hanson. It illustrates his
theory that persistence counts. He says, "I believe if at first you don’t
succeed, so what?” He also uses his story to show writers how we must be ready
to change our course if we want to succeed.
So here’s the thing. Once you’ve hopped on the wagon to
success like Hanson suggests, Terry Whalin tells you how to steer it, how to
keep it in repair, even how to put it in
the race. You’ll learn how
·
to plan,
·
how to get experience,
·
how to
strengthen your story,
·
how to build your platform,
·
why you
should get an agent
·
and how to get a good one.
Even better. Whalin provides resources to help you along the
way. Both in this book and to reliable sites online including his own helpful
blogs and Web site. It sort of doubles the bang for the buck...er, book.
And here’s the real beauty of
this book. It is based on Whalin’s real life experience in the publishing
industry. We should not take lightly the advice offered by someone who knows,
rather than someone who has merely researched, stirred, and served up the same
old, same old hash.
Carolyn Howard-Johnson an author who has published every
which way—from self-publishing to traditional. And in many genres—from poetry
to nonfiction including the multi award-winning Frugal Book Promoter.
She has taught for nearly a decade at UCLA Extension renowned Writers’ Program
and was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by members of the
California Legislature. She reviews books on writers' craft and marketing.
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1 comment:
Carolyn,
Thank you for the terrific words about Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams.I'm honored to be here in this spot. My intention with this book was to help many writers and the more who know about my book--the better. Your review is a huge part of this continued effort.
Terry
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