How to Write a Book Proposal 5th Edition: The Insider's Step-by-Step Guide to Proposals that Get You Published - Softcover
Synopsis
THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR SELLING YOUR BOOK
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:
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 deals
- Guidance from agents, publishers, and writers
- Ways to customize your proposal
- Strategies for proposals in the Digital Age
- Effective structures for narrative writers
- A list of the "Top Ten Proposal Killers"
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About the Author
Michael Larsen worked in promotion for Bantam, William Morrow, and Pyramid. He and his wife Elizabeth Pomada started Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents in San Francisco in 1972. They are members of AAR and have sold books to more than 100 publishers.
Jody Rein has been a respected industry professional for more than 25 years. She was an executive editor in New York with both Bantam/Doubleday/Dell and Morrow/Avon, and was awarded the coveted Young Editor's Fellowship to attend the Jerusalem Book Fair during her tenure at BDD.
Jody Rein has been a respected industry professional for more than 25 years. She was an executive editor in New York with both Bantam/Doubleday/Dell and Morrow/Avon, and was awarded the coveted Young Editor's Fellowship to attend the Jerusalem Book Fair during her tenure at BDD.
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