The Problem with Book Outlines - Advice for Authors
I was speaking with a potential author on the phone today who was having trouble with the outline portion of his book proposal. Of course, building the book outline is one of the most important elements in writing winning book proposals, so all new authors stress over getting it right the first time.
You probably [...]
The Book Proposal: Tips for Writing a Winning Book Proposal
You will find quite a bit about writing winning book proposals on this site - but you wont find them all in one place. All the posts are tagged book-proposal, but I thought it would be a good idea to group them together. Keep in mind I work in technology publishing, so some [...]
5 Ways To Get Me to Quickly Reject Your Book Proposal
I review a lot of proposals - some I have requested and some I haven’t. I am fine with receiving unsolicited proposals - every so often you do get something amazing you weren’t expecting. Part of my job is helping authors develop proposals and outlines until they are worthy of consideration for publication. [...]
The Book Proposal: Target Readership
Knowing who you are writing for is just as important as knowing what you are writing about. Profound, I know but you’d be surprised how many proposals I get where the potential author has not taken the time to really define and understand who will be reading his/her book.
When defining your target audience, consider [...]
The Book Proposal: Tips for Writing Your Outline
When considering a non-fiction book proposal, the draft outline ranks as one of the most critical sections. In my opinion there are 3 things that make for a good outline:
Details
Structure
Did I mention details?
A great outline might tell me a few key things about an prospective author:
They understand the topic of the book in [...]
