BEFORE YOU SEND IT OUT: How to Write a Book Proposal
With Marcela Landres
Agents and editors don’t have time to read entire manuscripts. So how do they choose which writers they want to work with? Proposals. Regardless of whether you have a book for adults or children, in fiction or nonfiction, you need a strong proposal. But while many writers invest a significant amount of time, energy and money in crafting their manuscripts, few know how to compose a proper proposal. In this class, you will learn:
• Why 90% of submissions are rejected based on the cover letter alone
• The single most reliable—and free!—resource for finding a good agent
• Three common, yet easily avoidable, mistakes writers make
• A proposal’s true purpose (hint: it’s not to demonstrate talent)
• Why 90% of submissions are rejected based on the cover letter alone
• The single most reliable—and free!—resource for finding a good agent
• Three common, yet easily avoidable, mistakes writers make
• A proposal’s true purpose (hint: it’s not to demonstrate talent)
