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Marcia Layton Turner

U.S.

On Vacation
returns 12/01/2012

Expertise

Answering questions about working with major publishers would be my forte, though I have opinions about when self-publishing makes sense, whether you need a literary agent and what your book proposal should absolutely, positively include.

Experience in the area

I've authored, co-authored or ghosted more than 20 non-fiction books, including bestsellers and award-winners. I've worked with McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Macmillan and others, as well as creating and publishing my own ebooks. Sometimes it makes sense to pursue a major publisher and other times, publishing a book yourself will be more lucrative.

Organizations

American Society of Journalists and Authors, Association of Ghostwriters, Freelance Success

Publications

BusinessWeek, Business 2.0, Entrepreneur, Woman's Day, Health, Parenting, Black Enterprise and many, many trade journals

Education/Credentials

B.A. with honors from Wellesley College and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan

Awards and Honors

APEX Award Winner - 2007, 2008, 2010; The Unofficial Guide to Starting Your Own Business was named a "Best Business Book of the Year" by Library Journal

Average Ratings

Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Jameson	10/03/11	8	10	10	Thanks! A little extra input is always .....
Keith	09/24/11	10	10	10	thanks Marcia
Louise	09/04/11	10	10	10	She was very clear and concise. Extremely .....
Michael	08/26/11	10	10	10
Marco	08/11/11	10	10	10

Recent Answers from Marcia Layton Turner

2011-09-30 Querying literary agents via e-mail:

Hi Jameson, Clearly you are being very thoughtful and careful about giving literary agents exactly what they want, which is terrific. I think my first advice would be to do exactly what you're already

2011-09-15 Getting published by an Foriegn Publishing House?:

Hi Austen, I know nothing about the publishing process in India, but I would guess it may be similar to how books in the U.S. get published. Most publishers only review manuscripts from literary

2011-09-05 Considering a Caree as a Book Editor/Publisher:

Hi Diana, I would bet that your training in English and Spanish would make you an excellent candidate for an editor position, as long as your writing and editing skills are strong. Most publishing houses

2011-09-02 Publishing basics:

Hi Louise, Congratulations on your progress! The fact that you've already written some novels is really remarkable and I commend you. To try and answer your questions, which could fill several books

2011-08-11 agent:

That's true. Your goal in your email is to hook the agent into wanting to read the whole manuscript, based on the chapter or two you send, but you need to describe the tale you're going to tell in full

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