After
seeing the sample chapter, you'll have the opportunity to make additional formatting requests (see below).
Besides, some of you have asked to
see some sample chapters (Hi mom!).
Non-members of the guild will be able to
see a sample chapter from the guide, after being asked to provide contact information.
Not exact matches
If you're wondering if the information in my e-book is actually going to be useful, download the FREE
SAMPLE CHAPTER to
see for yourself!
You can
see a
sample probe, «The Virus Debate» and read the introductory
chapter from this book at the NSTA Press Web Site.
You must provide a «call to action,» a link to a sales page, links to a
sample chapter, or invitation to
see you speak somewhere.
If you read the
sample chapters I wrote on the 11th, you'll
see that it's fairly well along as a first draft.
When he first called me on the phone, he hadn't
seen any of my
sample chapters.
If your query letter is successful, top literary agents will be intrigued and want to
see more: book synopsis, book proposal,
sample chapters, and / or your complete manuscript.
The entire first half of the
sample chapter for this book is nothing but promotional testimonials — the kind of blurbs you'd
see on the back cover of a paperback.
If you write nonfiction and have a stellar platform, meaning you speak regularly or
see large amounts of clients on a regular basis, you might be able to submit your book with the three
sample chapters in your proposal.
«If a writer submits two
sample chapters and a good marketing proposal, and if we like what we
see, we take on the project without a dime of cost to the writer.
This strikes me as a good idea, and a way to extend the reach of these sites, with their wealth of new content, and revolving door that
sees content being removed once it's in print, thus enticing you to buy the books if you like the
sample chapters and current updates.
You will be able to
see what a partciular agent is looking for, his or her specific interests or tastes, as well as exactly what to submit (query, synopsis,
sample chapters) and how to submit.
She's a published mystery author herself and asked me to send her a «
sample»
chapter for her to edit so we could
see if we were a good match.
Some authors may ask for the full manuscript, though most simply want to
see a table of contents and a few
sample chapters so they know you can write.
On the other hand, I've
seen authors put up huge
sample sections, but many narrators won't want to read an entire
chapter for an audition.
Authors who offered a free preview of their works in the form of
sample chapters also
saw improved sales over those who did not.
Free eReader apps, such as Amazon's Kindle and Kobo, allow children to quickly download books and
sample free
chapters or a number of pages to
see if the book piques their interest.
It's nice to
see a Japanese publisher moving
sample chapters online.
You're trying to read a
sample chapter of «Return to Labyrinth» but the pages keep turning before you can finish them and suddenly the kettle is boiling but you can't turn it off or else you'll miss six pages and your phone rings and it's your mom and yes mom, I
saw you e-mailed me some job postings, no I haven't looked at them yet and Ahhhhhhhh!
Download a free
sample chapter, which also includes the full table of contents so you can
see the extensive topics covered.
You can download
sample chapters from books in your subject area from Amazon to
see how other authors are approaching this.
If I'm considering nonfiction on proposal, I'd like to
see one or two
sample chapters.
It's opened up a new world for readers and writers and I download lots of
sample chapters to
see what books are like.
Having read all the
sample chapters available on your website I can
see quite clearly your skill at writing seriously and humorously.
Click on a book title to
see a synopsis, read
sample chapters and buy the book.
Click on the link below to download this
sample chapter so you can
see the stripped - down format.
Because shoppers will
see only the first few pages of your book in the
sample, it's a good idea reduce the amount of «front matter» at the beginning of your Kindle book, so that the table of contents and / or first
chapter appears within the first few pages.
He looked at my first novel, entire — he loved the
sample chapter, wanted to
see the whole thing, which I sent him... he said extraordinarily complimentary things about my writing, about the book generally... but confessed regretfully that he couldn't market it to any of the Big Establishment Publishers, so he would have to pass on it.
All of them expressed interest after
seeing the proposal and
sample chapters.
If you like what you
see, take a look at my blog and I'll give you a bunch of
sample chapters — and a link to the preorder page once we get our cover!
Download a
sample chapter and
see for yourself.
It also reintroduces the previously PC - exclusive Brumak boss fight for Xbox gamers to
sample for the first time, together with a few more «never before
seen»
chapters to sweeten the deal.
The effects of this uneven
sampling are being investigated and quantified in several ways, for example by estimating «true» global - mean temperatures from the complete fields generated by satellite observations, blends of satellite and in situ data, or climate models, and then
sampling these fields using the actual (incomplete) observed data coverage (
see chapter 9).
See Table of Contents and
Sample Chapter.
For a detailed discussion of these sections, including guidelines for crafting them and
samples,
see Chapter 3 of our free e-book, The Quintessential Guide to Words to Get Hired By: Your Professional Profile: Bullet Points that Describe Your Strengths in a Nutshell.