Chris Webb

Shopping Your Book Proposal

Last week I received a message via LinkedIn from someone who had just finished a book proposal and wanted to have me consider it.  The description looked interesting so I suggested we connect via email and set up a time to talk. In the meantime, I see the same book on the agenda for the next [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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