In an email the attached file name should be descriptive — author name /
fiction or nonfiction proposal / logline.
Not exact matches
Now, scroll back up and click on the appropriate link to learn how to write a book
proposal for
nonfiction and /
or how to write a book
proposal for
fiction.
While the submissions procedure is generally the same (a cover letter, short synopsis and the first three chapters,
or 50 pages for
fiction; a cover letter,
proposal and writing sample for
nonfiction), it's always worth double - checking.
Multiple award - winning author and Book Midwife Gemini Adams will explain the essential elements of creating a powerful book
proposal to present your
fiction or nonfiction book to agents and publishers.
How she wants to be contacted: Please send your query letter and first twenty pages (for
fiction)
or proposal (for
nonfiction) as a Word document to
[email protected].
How he wants to be contacted: For
fiction, a query letter plus the first page of your manuscript; for
nonfiction, a query letter plus a
proposal overview and /
or first page of a sample excerpt.
Looking for: Smart, businesslike query letter sent by e-mail with the first three pages of any narrative work (
fiction or nonfiction) embedded; for nonnarrative work, the
proposal overview embedded
Are you aware that you might need to write a book
proposal, whether you're writing
fiction,
nonfiction,
or even children's books?
Part of the work I do for authors is exactly this research: Which few publishers (
nonfiction)
or literary agents (
fiction) are the right ones for this
proposal or manuscript?