Atlantic Bridge Publishing
5 Stars!
"The book ‘Jumpstart Your Writing Career With Electronic
Publishers’ is an excellent tool book for the e-publishing whether you
want to publish a story or an e-book." To read the rest of this review
and an interview of Jo, Click
Here.
Reviewed by Simona Nielsen
Niki Taylor from The Writer (August, 2002) http://www.writermag.com/)
says, "Although my college writing courses were helpful, they didn't teach
much about freelancing--and certainly not about using the Internet to find
writing markets. Jump Start Your Writing Career with Electronic Publishers
by S. Joan Popek is the first book I've read that does both."
Niki Taylor
The Writer (August, 2002) http://www.writermag.com/
S. Joan Popek’s JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER WITH ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS is an extraordinarily complete guide for writers, specifically those interested in writing for electronic publication, but also to writers trying to break into print as well.
Unlike many “how to” or instructional writing or market
books, JUMPSTART provides tangible tips on how to submit your work, the
importance of following guidelines, etc., and quotes several publishers
who state briefly what they expect. This is no hastily thrown-together
guide. As with all her projects, fiction and nonfiction, Popek is
a consummate professional who painstakingly researches her subject matter
and presents it in an accessible manner. Although JUMPSTART is useful
to
writers generally, as the title promises, Popek focuses
on the electronic publishing industry more often than not in this book.
Because it is difficult to break into traditional print
book publishing, e-books, Popek explains, offer a less expensive alternative,
and welcome newcomers as well as established authors such as Stephen King
and Patricia L. White. It’s, “the
newest way to promote your work and get noticed”—and
while the merit of electronic publishing and whether it should be taken
as seriously as print publishing can (and undoubtedly will) continue to
be debated in various circles, Popek (who has
done quite well for herself as a writer in both electronic
and print formats and knows what she's talking about) leaves the debate
to others and instead offers everything from general advice to specific
information every writer can use.
The Nuts and Bolts section, in particular, explains
and covers copyright info, the difference between print and electronic
rights, and Popek also provides a course on how to write, including sample
writings and even a section on grammar. While much
of what is covered in JUMPSTART is of value to all
writers, it is primarily geared toward (and will ultimately be of greater
value to) the newer or beginning writer, but if you are interested in learning
about e-books and the electronic publishing
industry specifically, and how it can impact your
writing career, then Ms. Popek’s JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER WITH ELECTRONIC
PUBLISHERS is a must-have reference guide for beginning and seasoned authors
alike. Highly recommended.
--Greg F. Gifune
Greg F. Gifune Official Site
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/GFGpg/
Recommendation
from Scribes World
Reviews
Along with an abundance of truly helpful information
regarding ePublishing, Popek adds some of her delightful flash fiction
stories and short stories to the mix. Writer Popek can be counted
on to provide easily understood, valuable, highly needed
information on the at times mysterious subject of
ePublishing. Puzzlement of the oft difficult to comprehend electronic
rights and copyrights are both presented in straight forward, easily digested
manner for both the newbie and more experienced
writer. If you are now or have thought you might
be in the market for an agent, Popek's chapter on the subject will aid
both the novice and more accomplished to writing as she explains why agents
do or do not work as hoped for for the writer.
Popek's addition of a number of online sites
as click on links help the reader explore the world of ePublishing in a
painless manner.
Molly
Martin
To read the rest of the review, Click
Here and click on Nonfiction.
Jump Start Your Writing Career with Electronic Publishers
S. Joan Popek
reviewed by Barry Hunter.
For those of you who are thinking about a writing career and want to use the internet or electronic publishing to help you out, be sure to pick up this indispensable book to help give yourself the start and possibly, just the jump start you need.
Popek gives you all the details on electronic publishing, the nuts and bolts of writing, rights and copyrights, publishers, agents, and self-promotion. She also gives examples of ideas and adds an example to show how things are done.
She also gives a list of publishers, review sites and other web sites to help the aspiring writer to get from that first step all the way up to the final step of getting that book published.
This is a well-written book that comes across in a very sensible, friendly tone that is not preachy or hard to understand. This book deserves to be in every aspiring writers library and is on the Baryon recommended list.
To read more, you may purchase this book soon at Atlantic
Bridge Publishing
or Email me at jumpstart@sjoanpopek.com.
