Mike Nappa is founder and Chief Literary Agent at Nappaland Literary Agency (www.NappalandLiterary.com). He’s also an award-winning editor who has worked in book acquisitions for three prominent publishing houses, and a bestselling author with more than a million copies of his books in print. Learn more about Mike at: www.MikeNappa.com
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About the
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Books, Books,
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Title (or Working Title) of your book
77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected
Do you use myspace, facebook, twitter, or other social networking sites? If so, how do we find you on those sites?
www.Facebook.com/mikenappa
What books are you currently reading?
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Screenwriter's Bible by David Trotter
True Grit by Charles Portis
Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris
Captain America: Reborn
The Bible
What are your favorite books?
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee by Stan Lee
The Bible
What books would you recommend to your readers?
Telling Lies for Fun and Profit by Lawrence Block
The Book on Writing by Paula LaRocque
Intellectual Property by Roger E. Schechter and John R. Thomas
Why People Buy Things They Don’t Need by Pamela N. Danziger
Any message to your readers?
Welcome to publishing. It sucks. You're gonna love it. :-)
What is your book about? Please provide a description.
77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected is a practical, engaging resource for aspiring writers that delivers insider information on why editors and agents decline books—and how to make them stop declining yours. Written by a literary agent, author, and former acquisitions editor for three publishing houses, this is the book every writer will keep dog-eared, nearby on a shelf.
How long have you been at work on this book?
Formally, since 2010. Informally, since I began my writing career in 1989.
How did the idea originate?
A few years ago, I was asked to teach a workshop at a writer's conference on the topic of "why books are rejected." As time went on, I kept adding to my list of reasons until I had close to 100. I culled those down to 77, and it became this book.
Did the book entail any unusual writing habits or places?
