Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today is “what” day. These are the “what” questions you should ask before starting in on a new proposal.
The first question is: What do books in this …
Book Proposals
Questions to Answer Before Creating a Proposal
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I would like to focus on the Who, What, When, Where, Why (and How) questions you should answer for each project before creating a book proposal.…
Taking Advantage of the Times: Market Trends
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We live in interesting times. So much has advanced and changed, and each day we’re seeing changes that have the potential to throw us all off, but we …
A Fourth Thing Your Agent Does Not Want to Hear. . .
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
So, since we keep talking about things your agent prefers not to hear, here’s yet another one: “I just wrote a proposal for a whole new idea and I’m …
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Before the Publisher: Creating an Attention-Getting Proposal
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Winging my way to an author-agent-publisher meeting
You have the right idea? Check.
You have the right title? Check.
Now, it’s time to write an attention-getting proposal.
Yesterday I referred to editors and agents as …
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Friday Free-For-All: Proposals
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve only been able to give four “lessons” on proposals this week, and I know many of you have had questions. I tried to answer all of them, …
A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 3
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What should go into a proposal? What’s the basic format for a proposal? Fiction and nonfiction proposals are slightly different, but I’d like to give all of you …
A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 2
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Thanks so much for sharing your proposal styles and proposal stories yesterday! That was fun. 🙂
Today I would like to concentrate on the book comparisons or market …
A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 1
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I hope you didn’t get too excited by the blog title. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about marriage proposals this week. (But wouldn’t that be fun?!) I’m not qualified …
#AgentFail: Requested Material Limbo
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Here’s one of the questions asked at the writers conference I attended last weekend: If an agent asks to see the author’s book proposal but then never gives any feedback, …