Query Letters To Literary Agents About Book Proposals - Three Warnings
Posted on April 18, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Query letters from first-time writers to literary agents usually contain numerous mistakes, mistakes that are easy to avoid. This tip sheet can save you the embarrassment of making these blunders, especially in a query letter, which is the most important letter you’ll ever write.
In case you’re not sure why it’s the most important letter you’ll ever write, just stop and think about it. If you don’t send a query letter, how will you ever get a literary agent? And without an agent you’ll almost never get a book into print with a good publisher.
Read More..>>How To Look For A Literary Agent Online
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
When you have a book proposal or a manuscript ready to be seen by an editor, your next step, if you’re like most beginning and professional writers, is to look for a literary agent. The problem is that many fledgling writers don’t know how to look for an agent. This article will explain how to find a literary agent online. You may also have fun in the process if you follow my suggestions.
HOW TO LOOK FOR A LITERARY AGENT ONLINE
Read More..>>Where To Look For A Literary Agent
Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Why spend time and money looking for a literary agent if your agent isn’t going to be able to help you get your book published for a good advance and with a good publisher? This article will explain the biggest mistake beginning writers make when it comes to literary agents: not knowing where to look for an agent.
WHERE SHOULD YOUR LITERARY AGENT HAVE AN OFFICE?
Read More..>>Book Proposals - My Top 10 Secrets
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Joel writes books about baseball. He’s a good writer, and his angle is the psychology of sports. The only problem is that Joel is such a fanatic about getting all the science right that he seldom stops to think about the way to sell his work.
When I coached Joel, I told him my first secret: Be commercial. This doesn’t mean you need to forget the science or be crass. But it does mean you need to look at the marketplace.
Read More..>>Book Proposal Author Credentials Section - Why You Need To Think Big
Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
You’re smart, you’re ambitious, and you’re a writer. It’s time for you to make your mark on the publishing world. So how do you go about doing it? Simple. By writing a book.
Nothing says success in the publishing world like being a book author. Articles and short stories are fine, but writing a book will give you credibility like no article or short story ever could.
How do you get a book published? As anyone who knows anything about publishing will tell you, there’s really only one way to do that these days. With a book proposal. And every book proposal has to have an “about the author” section in which you tell why you’re qualified to write the book.
Read More..>>Book Proposal Examples - Warnings For Writers
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Looking at another writer’s book proposal example is like seeing a movie after reading a book. You’re often disappointed. This is because what you have in mind isn’t what another writer’s book proposal deals with.
“But I need to find out how to write a book proposal,” I hear writers say all the time. “Where can I look for good examples? And can I trust what I read in the examples of other writers?”
The first point to be made is that you can find book proposal examples in books about book proposals, and also online. That may not help you much, however, if you fail to heed these three warnings.
Read More..>>Literary Agent Secrets - What They Never Tell You
Posted on February 24, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Your book proposal needs a literary agent who is dedicated to the task of selling it for a high advance to a good publisher. But how can you tell if a literary agent is good for you? Some agents are with big agencies. Some are very well along in their careers. Others are younger and just starting out. Still others are in the middle point of their career. Some agents are very busy. Others are relatively idle. Some are busy but have a lot of energy and enthusiasm for their work, they love it, and they’re constantly on the lookout for new talent. Other agents are jaded and not interested in new clients.
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