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Literary Entrepreneurs:
A Writer's Journey Through American Book Publishing
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Literary Entrepreneurs: A Writer's Journey Through American Book Publishing
by Scott C. Davis
350 ms pages (87,500 words)
First person narrative, analysis, and reporting; narrated in past tense.
Based on the author's experience with Cune Press 1994-1999Author's statement: "An author's journey through American trade book publishing."
Point of this book: "Confronts the dilemma of thoughtful writing in a commercial age. Probes the publishing industry to reveal dynamics which have profound cultural consequences. Along the way, the narrative provides background information that is essential for artists and writers who want to understand the industry in which they are participating--and who want to put their work before the public.
Companion volume: See proposal for Tips for Grassroots Publishers, a simple guide which gives specific how-to advice for artists and writers who want to put their work before the public. Provides information which is not available in simple form or in one place. A Strunk and White for grassroots publishers. Intended to be released simultaneously with Literary Entrepreneurs in a common format. Literary Entrepreneurs will garner reviews for Tips, and Tips will help Literary Entrepreneurs find a place on the "Writing--How To" shelf in bookstores.
Previous critical success: The World of Patience Gromes: Making and Unmaking a Black Community (Kentucky, 1987) won the Washington State Governor's Award, was featured on All Things Considered, praised by the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal, was reviewed by a dozen urban dailies, and was accorded large feature articles by the Richmond News Leader and the Seattle Times.
Writing Sample
(Excerpted from the Cune Press pamphlet A Writer Called 'X.' )
Click HereAuthor's Bio
Scott C. Davis supports himself as a building contractor in Seattle. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and other publications.
Davis' first two books The World of Patience Gromes: Making and Unmaking a Black Community (Kentucky) and Lost Arrow and Other True Stories (Cune) won the Washington State Governor's Award and the King County Arts Commission Special Projects Award respectively.
Davis is the founder of Cune Press and the editor of An Ear to the Ground: Presenting Writers from 2 Coasts.
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English from the Roots Up is a Cune Press bestseller. It lists 100 common Greek and Latin root words and shows how they are used to build words in English. The key to understanding most long English words. Widely used in home schooling and to prep for SATs, this book is also an effective tool for writers who want to sharpen their command of English.For more info click on the "Bookshop" button above.
© Cune 1997. Note: All images in this publication are copyrighted by the artists.
All articles are copyrighted by the writers.
All Cune interviews and other unsigned material is copyrighted by Cune.
