A good step by step plan for writing a book and selling it. I am not sure about the millions part of the title.

It may not offer extraordinary new things to learn if you are a mid-career writer, but if you are at the beginning of your writing path, it may be very helpful, especially when it comes to complex aspects such as characters' development. Especially if you want to advance your knowledge in aspects related to screenwriting, this book may also give a good boost to such projects.

Perhaps the most valuable lesson from the book is, writing your story isn't about putting a word after a word (as Philip Roth stated) but it is about establishing SCENES. I had never thought of it that way, and I'm sure I will find the instruction invaluable. It has long been a belief of mine that if I only learn even one thing from a book, reading it was worth my time. I can, therefore, thank the authors.

"Tell Your Story..." could have been so much more instructional, however, if the authors had focused their subject matter. There is SO MUCH involved in the process of seeking publication for a manuscript, yet the authors covered not only book publishing, but e-book publishing, screenplay writing, movie writing, etc., plus took up a great deal of space by providing page after page of their favorite examples of each. A separate book on each subject would no doubt be highly instructional. As it was, I was inundated in options and felt only vaguely educated.

Too much of my reading time of "Tell Your Story..." involved thumbing through list after list of author favorites in numerous genres. These lists took up far too much space and struck me as "space fillers." If I had paid to read the book, I would have been a bit miffed, really.