On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:28:22 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: >Here comes MICHAEL'S SPEECH : Journey in and out of stuttering. > >Stuttering modification has always been a top priority of mine >but one has to get certification to practice speech therapy in >the U.S. I have had plans to write my story for over thirty years >but I wrestled in finding an appropriate title for my work. I >kept the idea on the back burner for a long time. I eventually >decided to call my work MICHAEL'S SPEECH: Journey in >and out of stuttering . In my father's household we had an >enlarged picture of King George and I was told that he stuttered. >I think that MICHAEL's SPEECH is an appropriate and timely >subject title for my book- coming at the heels and success of >THE KING'S SPEECH. >Will keep tipsters and others posted.
Speaking just for myself, I think this is an interesting story but lots of people have interesting stories but can't transform those stories into a written narrative (writing a book, either fiction or non-fiction, should follow certain conventions if the book is to be an interesting read -- don't assume that a straight reporting of facts and descriptions will be sufficient). I'd suggest that you start looking for an "editor", that is, a person who does editing of fiction and non-fiction books for a living. Ask someone in the English department of your school about finding a fee for service editor; you can also check magazines and websites for writers though one has to be more careful about people advertising their services. Note: this is to get someone who will read your text from the perspective of someone who can distinguish good from bad writing as well as distinguish a saleable manuscript from an unsaleable one. Such a person will help you create a manuscript that a publisher will be willing to pay for (that is, if you don't self-publish, say, through Amazon or Barnes & Noble), If you get a book deal, depending upon the publisher, you might get an editor that will review your manuscript and try to make it of interest to either the general public or a segment of the public that would be interested in such a book. Remember, you want to write something that (a) will be widely read and (b) maybe make enough money to cover the time and effort and expenses incurred in writing the book. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9337 or send a blank email to leave-9337-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
