Arthur T. Vanderbilt II

5 STARS AND MORE!

--A cold slap of reality for writers lost in the fantasy world of publishing--

Before you send that manuscript...

Before you pick up Writer's Market...

Before your head gets lost in the clouds of illusional fame...

YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!

Award-winning author, Arthur T. Vanderbilt, II has been writing books for the past twenty-five years. Among them have been selections of the Book-of-the Month Club, Reader's Digest Condensed Books, "Today's Best Nonfiction," The Select Reader Book Club, the Lawyers Literary Bookclub, and the Easton Press Leatherbound Series of classics. His books have been published in many foreign languages and have been serialized in newspapers and magazines both here and abroad and optioned for television and movie productions.

Mr. Vanderbilt has appeared on television and radio programs across the country to talk about writing and publishing. He is also listed in "Who's Who in America," "Contemporary Authors," and "International Authors and Writers Who's Who." He lives in New Jersey.

Will this book teach you how to turn your manuscript into a New York Times Bestseller?

Of course not.

There again, it will show you how it has been done.

Review By Pepper Raines - Amazing Authors Showcase

THE MAKING OF A BESTSELLER: From Author to Reader, by Arthur Vanderbilt, is not a textbook or instruction guide on how to get published. It is not chock full of success stories that leave you saying, 'yeah, yeah, so what.' It is not intended to pump up your ego, it does not guarantee you will be published, it doesn't even spell it out how you can be, but it does open your eyes about what it really takes to become a successful author.

With wit and realism, Arthur Vanderbilt chronicles entertaining, as well as enlightening, stories about the realities each writer needs - no, MUST know. Talent is only a small part of the publishing business and by the time you finish reading THE MAKING OF A BESTSELLER: From Author to Reader you will be well armed to begin the real battle of getting publishing.

In an interview with Bev Walton-Porter (Suite 1010.com), Arthur Vanderbilt talks about his book THE MAKING OF A BEST SELLER: From Author to Reader. When asked what inspired him to write this incredible eye-opening book, he responded:

"Something all writers live to do is read about other writers. … Exactly how a book makes its way from an author's mind into a reader's hands I find to be an incredible journey, both from my own work and from the experiences of other authors. And this is what I set about to follow that journey in "The Making Of A Bestseller."

"Somewhere along the way I must have hit a responsive chord, for authors who have read it - from Frank McCourt to Tom Wolfe to William Buckley to Louis Auchincloss-are giving it glowing endorsements."

Despite the endorsement of Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt and the other world renowned people who have reviewed Arthur Vanderbilt's book, THE MAKING OF A BESTSELLER: From Author to Reader, the traditional mainstream reviewers have ignored this title. This surprises me because after finishing Arthur's book I found it to be the most educational and, quite possibly, the most constructive book a writer could ever own.

THE MAKING OF A BESTSELLER: From Author to Reader is not a how-to book, but a 'how it has been done' and what to 'really expect' book. Throughout the sixteen chapters, Arthur writes factual accounts of writers such as Stephen King and Scott Fitzgerald telling how they both stumbled onto stardom. Chapter 14, titled With a Little Bit of Luck shows that these writers, as well as other famous authors, had more than talent on their sides.

Excerpted from the chapter:

Dig around in the story of any best-seller and you're bound to uncover a shining vein of luck. What if Harold Latham of Macmillan hadn't made his literary scouting trip in search of new authors, and what if he hadn't come across little Margaret Mitchell and her big manuscript? What if the Naval Institute Press had stuck to its policy of not publishing novels and turned down Tom Clancy's THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER? What if? What if?

Chapter Eight, Judging A Book By Its Cover, describes the horrifying truth of how your book may or may not be chosen by a publisher. The ineptness of the staff, which makes these decisions, simply astounded me. Writers, these buffoons can make or break you! You must take the bull by the horns and handle your own destiny.

Arthur Vanderbilt doesn't stop there however; other stimulating chapters in his book clarify the entire process a writer goes through from dreaming up an idea to seeing their book on the shelves. He tells it like it is and nothing like it has ever been told before.

Arthur's humor and compelling writing style will hold you from page one to the very end, leaving you much wiser and far more equipped to deal with this industry than ever before. And even though Arthur claims this book does not guarantee you will be published, it is my firm belief that those who read it will have a far superior opportunity than those who don't.

With Pulitzer Prize winner, Frank McCourt's endorsement of  The Making Of A Bestseller, how can any writer not want to own this fabulous book?

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