How to Write a Book Proposal
The Insider's Step-by-Step Guide to Proposals that Get You Published
by Jody Rein; Michael Larsen
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Pub Date 5 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 19 Dec 2017
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Description
If you want to publish a book, you must present it to agents and publishers with a knock-your-socks-off proposal. Whether you're seeking a traditional press to publish your self-published book or trying to win over an agent for your graphic novel, memoir, or nonfiction title, you need an irresistible proposal. The better your proposal, the better the editor, publisher, and deal you will get.
Nailing your proposal requires an understanding of how publishers work and how to brand yourself, build a platform, and structure your book. You'll learn it all in this breezy top-to-bottom revision of the classic 100,000-copy best-seller. Inside How to Write a Book Proposal 5th Edition, you will find:
Examples of successful proposals that earned six-figure dealsGuidance from agents, publishers, and writersWays to customize your proposalStrategies for proposals in the Digital AgeEffective structures for narrative writersA list of the "Top Ten Proposal Killers" This sassy, thorough guide from industry professionals Jody Rein and Michael Larsen will become your go-to for advice about publishing.
A Note From the Publisher
Michael Larsen, co-director of the San Francisco Writers Conference and the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference, is the author or co-author of eleven books. He is an author coach and a former agent, having co-founded the Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency, which sold books to more than 100 publishers and imprints.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781440348174 |
PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 328 |
Featured Reviews
Upbeat, knowledgeable, organised helpfully, this gives a blueprint for putting together a book proposal. I would say it's aimed at an American market so while it's still immensely useful elsewhere, those of us in the British market might choose to tone things down a little. That said. ideas like 'book hooks' are brilliant.
This assumes that you're writing a proposal before you have a completed manuscript, and there's only a brief section on academic publishing (where we're accustomed to submitting a complete ms.) but there are dedicated books which cover that field though they're not as helpful as this one on the mechanics of proposal writing.
The sample proposals for a range of different books are invaluable. Altogether a gutsy, how-to filled with practical tips and real-life advice.