How would you like to become the next John Gray or Mark Victor Hansen? The enormously successful authors of the bestselling Mars and Venus and Chicken Soup for the Soul books weren’t always so famous or prosperous. Just like you, they once only dreamed of making it to the top. How they-and 58 other bestselling writers-made it big is revealed inside, along with the tips you’ll need to make it onto the bestseller lists. You’ll learn the secrets to:
Turning a good idea into a bestselling book
Writing book proposals that will reel in the big advances
Finding-and keeping-the right agent
Discovering the best promotional possibilities for you and your book
And much, much more!
“People always ask me for advice on how to get their books published successfully. Now I can refer them to You Can Make It Big Writing Books-one of the best reference books on this subject.”-Nelson Demille, author of The General’s Daughter
“Don’t even think about writing a book until you read this. Jeff Herman tells it like it is in today’s publishing world.”-Arielle Ford, publicist and author
“Conveys what it takes to become a bestselling author: the discipline, the perseverance, the knowledge, and the passion.”-John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
About the Author
Jeff Herman is the owner of the Jeff Herman Literary Agency, one of New York’s leading agencies for writers.
Small on the outside. Big on the inside. The Lenovo IdeaPad™ S10-2 netbook- one of the world’s most feature-rich netbooks with Quick Start and OneKey™ Rescue System. The IdeaPad™ S10-2 netbook is just over an inch thick with the 6 cell battery and weighs a miniscule 2.65lbs but comes packed with features like VeriFace™ facial recognition technology, OneKey™ rescue system and stereo speakers with Dolby® Headphone technology. But the biggest feature of all is the QuickStart button that lets you access your music, pictures, games and the web, even before the Windows loads. So flip open this ultra-small netbook and discover a powerhouse of unique features. Best of all, it’s from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad business notebook. Key Features: Quick Start – Get online, Instant Message & email, view photos, listen to music and more… all before loading into Windows; Quick Start means you can do things on your PC without waiting for the operating system to load. OneKey™ Rescue System – With the touch of a button, you can restore the system and recover valuable data. The OneKey™ Rescue System also recovers essential system files in the event of corruption, and can be used to initiate a virus scan before entering. Multi-touch touchpad – The multi-touch touchpad allows you to zoom in and out and makes it easier to scroll down lengthy web pages. Legendary Keyboard – 89% full size keyboard, among the largest on a netbook, for comfortable typing. Integrated 1.3 megapixel Camera and Veriface Facial Recognition Software – use your face to login to your PC, favorite websites and secure files. Dolby® Headphone – optimizes audio output for headphones, creating a richer, wider field sound experience.
A collection of twelve stories in which characters experience the value of Christian living.
Today, fear may be affecting even the strongest of us. Sometimes it’s immediate, caused by a sense of imminent danger-the kind we felt after terrorists destroyed the magnificent World Trade Center, tore a giant wound in the Pentagon and killed thousands of people. But sometimes fear can be enduring and become a normal way of life.

