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No More Rejections: 50 Secrets to Writing a Manuscript that Sells

What could be better than a book sale?
A SALE on BOOKS!! Former editor, agent and a writer of romance herself, Alice Orr is offering her inventory of her 2004 Writer's Digest Book on the used book store at Amazon.



No More Rejections: 50 Secrets to Writing a Manuscript that Sells (Hardcover)

Book Description
It's often said that "rejection is a part of the writing business," and aspiring writers are advised to learn to live with being rejected again and again. Not anymore! With the invaluable hints in No More Rejections, readers will learn how to turn "No" into "Yes."

Successful literary agent, author, and former editor Alice Orr combines lessons on craft with lessons on marketing to create a series of tips and techniques that help writers think about their book's marketability while they write it. Chapters feature lessons on: *Scoping out salable story ideas *Creating compelling characters *Writing an opening sentence that sizzles *Crafting sex scenes that satisfy *And more!

From writing the story itself to writing the pitch that sells the story, this book has it all!

About the Author
In addition to owning her own literary agency for 10 years, Alice Orr is an award-winning romance/suspense author whose books include Protect Me, Love; Manhattan Heat; and Dear Santa. She lives in Burton, Washington.



From Ms. Orr, "I have listed the book for sale under New and Used at Amazon for $7.89 (usual price new is $22.99) with a personal autograph by me and extra added writing exercises. These pluses are mentioned in the listing so you can't miss it. "

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  1. joy filipovicThu Mar 25, 12:03:00 AM 2010

    Hi Camy,
    I'm interested to buy "No More Rejections: 50 Secrets to Writing a Manuscript that Sells".

    How do I go about the buying process? Can I pay through paypal?
    I'm in Croatia right now. I'm afraid that this could be sent through UPS or DHL. Let me know if it's possible. If not, that's alright. :)

    You can contact me at joy.filipovic@gmail.com

    Best,
    Joy

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  2. Camy TangMon Apr 19, 01:52:00 PM 2010

    Hi Joy,
    I'm afraid I'm not selling this, it's only through Amazon. This was also a couple years ago so there may not be any more of these copies left. Sorry! You can do a Google search to see if any online bookstores have this book and ship internationally. Most do.
    Camy

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