Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write
Author: Lyon, Elizabeth
ISBN: 9780399528279
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 03 Dec 2002
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
Sign the contract...then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this book has been revised and updated by Elizabeth Lyon to feature nearly two dozen actual proposals, plus-p>/p>p>/p>p> Choosing a topic based on current trends and competing titles/p>p> Drafting the perfect concept statement-daring agents and editors to reject you/p>p> Defining and targeting your readership-then connecting with them/p>p> Preparing a table of contents and chapter summaries/p>p> Submitting exciting and well-written sample chapters/p>p> Writing query letters/p>p> Devising a marketing plan that will excite agents and publishers/p>
ISBN: 9780399528279
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 03 Dec 2002
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
Sign the contract...then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this book has been revised and updated by Elizabeth Lyon to feature nearly two dozen actual proposals, plus-p>/p>p>/p>p> Choosing a topic based on current trends and competing titles/p>p> Drafting the perfect concept statement-daring agents and editors to reject you/p>p> Defining and targeting your readership-then connecting with them/p>p> Preparing a table of contents and chapter summaries/p>p> Submitting exciting and well-written sample chapters/p>p> Writing query letters/p>p> Devising a marketing plan that will excite agents and publishers/p>
