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How Do You Write A Book Proposal?
You write a proposal step by step. In the ebook, we'll work on your book proposal together. Each chapter has tasks for you to complete. Once you've completed all the tasks, you'll have a book proposal which has an excellent chance of selling. Here's what we'll cover: · (Day One) Getting an idea for your book. · (Day Two) Developing the idea and expanding on it. Assessing the market. Who needs this book? What's the competition for the book? · (Day Three) Writing the blurb. Outlining your book. · (Day Four) Researching your book proposal, and fleshing out your outline. · (Day Five) Writing a proposal query letter. Sending your query letters to agents and publishers. (You send the queries while you're working on the proposal. This helps you to gauge reaction to your work.) · (Day Six) Writing the proposal. · (Day Seven) Writing the sample chapter. Revising your proposal. I'll be including a sample of a book proposal for you to look at, so you can see what material the proposal contains. This proposal garnered an agent contract the first time I sent it out. I'll also include other samples, so that you have plenty of templates from which to construct your own proposal. Work FAST It's vital that you concentrate on getting the words down on paper. As long as you have something on paper you can fix it. As we work through the material, I'll be encouraging you to work FAST and not think to much about what you're writing. Thinking has no business in your first draft. Thinking comes later as you rewrite. Can't devote a week to writing your proposal? If you're on vacation you can set aside a couple of weeks to work on your proposal. But what if you don't have a vacation due? Easy! You can fit writing into your busy life. You'll still follow all the steps, but it will take you longer. Try to stick to a set schedule. You may decide that you'll complete a chapter a week, for example. Work fast. Work on your book proposal EVERY DAY, even if you only have five minutes to spare. This is because at the beginning, ideas are fragile. Time spent with your proposal each day helps you to build and maintain your energy and your enthusiasm. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Sally Knox is passionate about helping people to achieve their goals & fulfil their potential. Check out her latest website www.learntowriteabook.co.uk where you can learn how to be a successful author. |
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