tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post7995342424392664099..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 1330Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-66053153822349729542016-10-11T13:50:22.373-04:002016-10-11T13:50:22.373-04:00I don't know, AR. Sounds like this book will g...I don't know, AR. Sounds like this book will get you "Janice" in Accounting, if you know what I mean.khazar-khumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-22541468926416882962016-10-10T22:09:53.897-04:002016-10-10T22:09:53.897-04:00I'll pile on. The topic is problematic, too.
...I'll pile on. The topic is problematic, too.<br /><br />Here are books about working that people like to read:<br /><br />-books about how to get promoted<br />-books about how to get a raise<br />-books about how to get along with a difficult boss<br />-books about how to get along with a difficult coworker<br /><br />Why do people like to read those books? Well, I assume because there is a clear benefit to be gotten from each one. If the books really provide the help that they say they do, the reader will get promoted, get paid more, and get along well with his/her boss and coworkers.<br /><br />Whereas from this book, I'm not quite clear what the reader will get. <br /><br />What will readers gain from reading your book, and is it something that the average person really wants?AlaskaRavenclawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-8542394657192477932016-10-10T21:20:10.769-04:002016-10-10T21:20:10.769-04:00He's dead, and the police are baffled.He's dead, and the police are baffled.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-84162930705942197582016-10-10T19:51:26.016-04:002016-10-10T19:51:26.016-04:00EE, is Cheever still alive?EE, is Cheever still alive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-2476516739158846632016-10-09T04:44:37.142-04:002016-10-09T04:44:37.142-04:00Yeah, what the other commentators said.
For non-f...Yeah, what the other commentators said. <br />For non-fiction you really need a platform and credentials. <br />If you're purporting to be an expert, you're selling yourself as much as the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-85660879621253681942016-10-08T13:24:38.096-04:002016-10-08T13:24:38.096-04:00what qualifies you to write it,
As Anon says, wha...<i>what qualifies you to write it,</i><br /><br />As Anon says, what is your platform? <br /><br />Are you on the lecture circuit? Are you a management consultant to major corporations? How do you expect to reach people who would buy your book? Do you have a TV or radio program on which you advise people how to get ahead in business?<br /><br />Publisher will want to know how you will promote your book sales. They will expect you to have a following of people who will want to buy your book.Mister Furkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156977719916770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-46086089633198040722016-10-07T12:36:46.757-04:002016-10-07T12:36:46.757-04:00After reading the query, I still am not sure what ...After reading the query, I still am not sure what the book is about. What kind of 'maximum benefit from their working experience' are you trying to sell? How to be productive? How to enjoy work? How to earn more money? How to get along with coworkers? All of this? None of this?<br /><br />Proofread your query more carefully.<br /><br />For nonfiction, you need an outline and sample chapters to be included with the query.<br /><br />For nonfiction, you also need a platform, which means credentials that state why someone would buy this book if you wrote it. Do you have a popular blog giving this type of advice? Academic degrees? Three decades experience running a company with happy employees? Anything?<br /><br />Do you have a marketing plan? Most people I've known of the age you're targeting don't consider themselves to have counterproductive behavior even after they've been fired five or six times. This sounds more like its geared towards being something HR departments can buy and foist off on employees when the real problem is bad management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com