Sentences with phrase «want in a book proposal»

Terry knows the inside scoop on what publishers want in a book proposal.

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I want readers of my The Frugal Editor that shows people how to edit their own material like book proposals and media releases when they absolutely must and guides them in finding editors when they should to see this.

Confession: I'm stuck in the past; still wanting to cling to the old way of getting published (query letters to magazine editors, book proposals to publishing houses, etc.) But I know the train has left the station and if I don't get with it pretty soon, I'll never get anywhere as a writer.

These are the # 1 elements I see in a promo plan in book proposals that make me want to toss myself in front of a herd of rabid camels:

If you've already written a book proposal — or pitched your work and been told to go develop your platform — then you're probably thinking in terms of, «How quickly can I build this thing so I can go back to Ms. Agent with the numbers she wants?»

You can read his posts for what they are — an attempt to show what acquisitions editors want to see in your book proposal.

In the book proposal for The Author Training Manual, I included a spin - off book — the next book I want to write — that elaborated on that chapter.

Filling out an Author Template, Part 1 will be helpful in reminding you of the pertinent points relating to your qualifications to write the book; Author Template, Part 2 will help you pull together information about your potential media platform you'll want to highlight in the book proposal.

[Some of the above has been adapted from an earlier blog post and from a chapter in my free booklet Book Proposal Tips and Tricks — it is free in PDF if you join The Christian Writers Institute newsletter list or 99 cents if you want to read it on your Kindle.]

You might want to include a synopsis of your novel when you're creating a book proposal for a traditional publisher, but you should avoid it in your blurb.

For example, I met with someone a year ago who decided that, no, he didn't want to invest in the time to develop a mini book proposal, he'd just go ahead and write his book without my help.

Publishers are in business to make money and they want to see that they will make a profit on your work — that's where your book proposal comes in.

Start learning how to promote it while you're writing it, too, because you'll want to address that in your book proposal.

If you have credit card debt and want to know how it could be affected by bankruptcy or a consumer proposal contact a local Trustee in Bankruptcy to book a free consultation.

They said my proposal for the book I had in mind was great, except they wanted eight.