"The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book" has been a long-time coming. This definitive guide to successful authorship details critical information about the publishing industry in frank terms. It includes numerous anecdotes to illustrate the processes involved in successful authorship, plus it highlights the rewards and the ramifications of your publishing decisions.

The Right Way To Write, Publish, and Sell Your Book

By Patricia L. Fry

Matilija Press (2006)

Reviewed by Cristy Lawler for Reader Views (2/06)

I really looked forward to reading this book. Being a reader, but more importantly a

writer, it was something I hoped I would be able to use in areas that I was lacking in.

Well, I am so glad I choose to review this book. I have been a writer for almost 5 years. I

got started in scripts, which lead me into children's stories. I have had one published

through a writing contest but that is it. I have wanted to take all of my writings much

further but honestly I didn't have a clue where to start. Sure I had read books on how to

improve my writing skills but I could find anything on the market that made the next

process easier to understand. Contacts, agents, submissions, query letter, and I had never

heard of a book proposal before.

This book shows you step-by-step each and everything you need to do in getting you

work published. For me the most impressive part was the book proposal and query letter.

I had heard about the mysterious query letter, but I could never find anyone to go into

details about it. Patricia, you did that, and you did it well. Nothing complicated, just

straight forward – there it is.

I HIGHLY recommend this book for any writer. It doesn't matter if you write scripts,

poetry, songs, children's stories, novels, chapter books, plays, series, etc. You can all

benefit from this book. I can't see how you could possibly fail with this book. The next

best thing is Patricia coming to your house and doing it personally. I am using her

methods as we speak.