Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books
Authors are the CEOs of their books, and their book proposals are their business plans. Most agents and publishers require a proposal before ever setting eyes on a manuscript, and it is a crucial element in getting published. Writing a proposal can also help an author to write the right book for the right audience, and to more successfully pitch a book to the right agent or publisher. Propose Your Book offers a clear understanding of the book proposal process in today’s fiercely competitive publishing climate. It includes:

The most up-to-date concepts in writing a book proposal
Insider tips from the agents and publishers
Examples of actual proposals from publishers’ files

Covering proposals for nonfiction, fiction, and children’s books, Patricia Fry provides a hands-on approach from an experienced writer’s perspective. Propose Your Book, enriched with innovative and tried-and-true strategies, is a complete guide to perfecting contemporary proposals that will sell writers’ books.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
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Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books
Authors are the CEOs of their books, and their book proposals are their business plans. Most agents and publishers require a proposal before ever setting eyes on a manuscript, and it is a crucial element in getting published. Writing a proposal can also help an author to write the right book for the right audience, and to more successfully pitch a book to the right agent or publisher. Propose Your Book offers a clear understanding of the book proposal process in today’s fiercely competitive publishing climate. It includes:

The most up-to-date concepts in writing a book proposal
Insider tips from the agents and publishers
Examples of actual proposals from publishers’ files

Covering proposals for nonfiction, fiction, and children’s books, Patricia Fry provides a hands-on approach from an experienced writer’s perspective. Propose Your Book, enriched with innovative and tried-and-true strategies, is a complete guide to perfecting contemporary proposals that will sell writers’ books.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
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Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books

Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books

by Patricia Fry
Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books

Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books

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Overview

Authors are the CEOs of their books, and their book proposals are their business plans. Most agents and publishers require a proposal before ever setting eyes on a manuscript, and it is a crucial element in getting published. Writing a proposal can also help an author to write the right book for the right audience, and to more successfully pitch a book to the right agent or publisher. Propose Your Book offers a clear understanding of the book proposal process in today’s fiercely competitive publishing climate. It includes:

The most up-to-date concepts in writing a book proposal
Insider tips from the agents and publishers
Examples of actual proposals from publishers’ files

Covering proposals for nonfiction, fiction, and children’s books, Patricia Fry provides a hands-on approach from an experienced writer’s perspective. Propose Your Book, enriched with innovative and tried-and-true strategies, is a complete guide to perfecting contemporary proposals that will sell writers’ books.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781621534679
Publisher: Allworth
Publication date: 08/25/2015
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Patricia Fry has almost forty years of experience as a career writer. She is the author of more than forty-five books, including Promote Your Book, Publish Your Book, and Talk Up Your Book (Allworth Press). Her articles appear frequently in magazines and newsletters, she frequently speaks to writers’ groups and at writers’ conferences, and she teaches an online course in writing book proposals. Fry established her own publishing company, Matilija Press, in 1983, and is the executive director of the Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network (SPAWN). She blogs daily at www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog and lives in Ojai, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Part 1 The Book Proposal Explained 1

1 What Is a Book Proposal and Why Do You Need One? 3

2 The Psychology of a Book Proposal from the Publisher's POV 19

3 Elements of a Basic Book Proposal?Editorial Portion 31

4 Elements of a Successful Book Proposal?Marketing Portion 49

Part 2 The Nonfiction Book Proposal 67

5 Sell Your How-To or Self-Help Book 69

6 How to Represent Your Business Book through a Book Proposal 83

7 Pitch Your Cookbook through a Hot Book Proposal 95

Part 3 The Personal Book Proposal 105

8 How to Write a Book Proposal for Your Memoir 107

9 A Proposal for Your Travel Book 121

10 How to Best Represent Your Inspirational/Spiritual Book 133

Part 4 Book Proposals for Fiction 143

11 Sell Your Novel through a Fab Book Proposal 145

12 Novel Ways to Promote Your Novel 159

Part 5 A Book Proposal for Your Children's Book 165

13 Yes, Your Children's Book May Require a Book Proposal 167

14 The Young Adult Book Proposal 175

Part 6 It's Time to Submit your Amazing Proposal 183

15 How to Locate and Approach a Literary Agent 187

16 How to Land a Publisher tor Your Amazing Book 195

17 Tips for Surviving the Dreaded Rejection 207

Part 7 Resources for Authors 211

Sample Book Proposals 215

Index 273

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