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77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected

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"There's a lot of straight dope in these pages. Mike Nappa cuts through a lot of how-to fluff to give writers inside info on what makes editors say no." Chuck Sambuchino Editor, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's … see full wiki

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Are you tired of getting rejections? Then get this book

Aug 16, 2011

by terrywhalin
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

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According to industry insiders, there are a million proposals, queries and book manuscripts in circulation in different literary agencies and publishing houses. If you have submitted anything to an editor, you normally receive a form rejection letter saying it didn't meet their editorial needs. The form letter gives no insight for why you were rejected.

Mike Nappa pulls back the curtain and helps writers understand why their precious book pitch was rejected. He is straightforward and frank with his advice which is generously on every page of this well-written book.

For example, Reason #14 is one most writers don't want to learn: "You are lazy." Nappa concludes this section saying, "If you want to get published, you've got to be willing to do the work it takes to optimize every opportunity. If you don't want to do the work, all of the writers conferences and workshops in the world will not do you any good. Remember there is no such thing as a lazy writer...only those who get published and those who don't." (Page 69)

The 77 REASONS WHY YOUR BOOK WAS REJECTED are divided into three main sections: Editorial Reasons for Rejection, Marketing Reasons for Rejection and Sales Reasons for Rejection. With Nappa's years of experience as an editor and agent, he has poured terrific value into this book. No writer likes to be rejected but every writer can profit from a detailed study of this book. I highly recommend it.