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MAKING A MOVIE
Only 1 in 50 published novels gets optioned as a movie, and only 1 in 200 gets made into a movie.
Anonymous
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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WRITING A BLURB
It takes 4 times as long to write an effective book jacket blurb that is 5 words long as it does to write one 30 words long. But the shorter copy is 7 times better.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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CONSULTING FOR PUBLISHERS
If small publishers contact you, they're usually short on time, money, or knowledge. If they call you more than once, they have boxes of unsold books in their garage. If they insist on hiring you, even if you decline, their partner is on their back about wasting money on the publishing venture.
Cliff Martin, Eugene, Oregon
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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BOOK PUBLISHING
If you ask a publisher if a new book is selling well, and she replies, "It's too soon to tell," - it isn't - and it isn't.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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SELLING BOOKS
A book of poetry sells no more than 800 copies, on average.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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REMEMBERING A BOOK
For every worthwhile book you read, there will be one statement or story you'll remember for a decade or longer.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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BUYING A USED BOOK
If a used book store has more than one copy of a book written before 1975, it will be worth your while to check each one. The cover prices will probably differ.
Bruce Reznick, associate professor of mathematics, Urbana, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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