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"The first complete print book in the ""Writing Right"" series offers one of the least tapped and most helpful sources of information on writing, editing, and publishing in the world: the author's personal experience. When someone sets out to be an author at the age of 14 and makes a go of it for the next half-century, he has some stories to tell. And some information to impart. And some inspiration to share. In this book, D. J. Herda offers all that and more. Based upon his years of teaching various writing courses and Creative Writing Workshop, plus his publishing, editing, and ghostwriting experiences, he is the ultimate source of information ... now available in this book for the first time ever. Here you'll find tips on writing, editing, publishing, marketing, POD processes, landing a top literary agent, and much more from a ninety-book author who has spent half a century in the industry. Are there really secrets in the pages to come? Yes-some never revealed before. And everything you read about here, as well as in the author's eBook ""About Writing Right"" series, is one hundred percent accurate and based upon first-hand experience and relentless investigation. No hunches masquerading as truths. No realities hiding behind suppositions. As Sgt. Joe Friday used to say on the classic television series, Dragnet: ""Just the facts, ma'am. Just the facts."" Learn what the author has to share based upon some of the thousands of questions asked of him over the years. Read, enjoy, and prosper. And then pass that information along to a friend."

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The best replies to questions on writing I've ever seen anywhere. Period. - Don Bacue The most authoritative and useful advice on the art of writing I've read to date. A classic and a real joy. By all means don't miss it! - Deanna Blackwell Fascinating reading and invaluable information--that's what About Writing Right offers. Broken down into easily assimilated chapters, it's a classic resource, an invaluable reference work, and a sheer joy for writers and readers of all backgrounds and ages. - Jon Peterson

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D. J. Herda brings a unique and wide-ranging set of experiences to the literary table. Writing his first book at the age of fourteen, he worked as a book, magazine, and newspaper editor for numerous publishers while teaching everything from analytic grammar to Creative Writing Workshop at the college level. He has served time as a ghostwriter and book doctor for other writers who have become successful authors as well as for luminaries such as Art Linkletter, Lawrence Welk, Sammy Davis Jr., and some of the largest names in corporate America. Having written more than ninety conventionally published books of his own, he has come across few questions to which he doesn't have authoritative answers. And, in those rare instances where even he's stumped, his experience as a fact-finder and a researcher has helped him gain insight into the truth.

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