How to Write a Book Proposal: The Insider's Step-by-Step Guide to Proposals that Get You Published

Rein, Jody; Larsen, Michael

ISBN 10: 1440348170 / ISBN 13: 9781440348174

Published by Writer's Digest Books, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Write a Book Proposal: The Insider's Step-by-Step Guide to Proposals that Get You Published
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440348170
• ISBN 13: 9781440348174
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: New

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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:


   • 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"
 This sassy, thorough guide from industry professionals Jody Rein and Michael Larsen will become your go-to for advice about publishing.

About the Author

Jody Rein, former executive editor with divisions of HarperCollins Publishers and Penguin Random House, is the founder of boutique literary agency Jody Rein Books, Inc., and respected publishing consulting and coaching firm Author Planet Consulting. Jody has represented, published and coached hundreds of authors through successful publication in every form, from e-books to international bestsellers to major motion pictures.

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.