All of my books—three works of nonfiction and now a novel—were sold based on a proposal. Like many authors, I am better at some aspects of proposal-writing than other parts. What I’m ...

Writing a book proposal may not be exactly like appearing on a reality-TV show, but thinking about it in that way might help to remind you what you’re up against. In case you spend your Monday ...

Because this was a long-term goal of mine, over the years I had quite deliberately done certain things that would make me more attractive as a potential author and allowed me, when the time came, to ...

A good book proposal usually includes ... and why you are the person to write it 3. Target Audience. Be specific about your intended readers. 4. About the Author. Explain your background ...

A prospective author looking for the how-tos of writing a book proposal will find no end of advice and templates on the internet. Harder to track down is clear advice about the more intangible aspects ...

But, news flash: actors usually have a lot of help and/or pay someone to write their book. For the rest of us, let’s keep it real: an idea for a book is not necessarily a good book. A proposal ...

draft reports or create proposals. Writing a book forces you to think critically about your language and sentence structure, which can improve all forms of professional communication. Your clarity ...

For decades, before attending pub board, I had been writing books for various traditional ... of the board because of poorly written book proposals. While there isn’t an industry standard ...