The complete idiot's guide to book proposals & query letters
By: by Marilyn Allen and Coleen O'Shea
Contributors: O'Shea, Coleen
Publisher: Alpha
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781615640454
Subjects: Authors and publishers; Authorship; Marketing; Queries (Authorship); Book proposals
Other titles: Complete idiot's guide; Book proposals & query letters; Book proposals and query letters
Description: How do you go from great idea to published book? It all starts with two essential elements: a strong query letter and a knockout book proposal.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Before you start writing. Does your book project have what it takes? ; Test-run your project; title: The query letter. Query letter basics ; The e-mail query letter ; The "snail mail" query letter ; The nonfiction query letter ; The fiction query letter ; Before and after you click "send"; title: The book proposal. Book proposal basics ; Pre-proposal marketing; title: The nonfiction proposal. The book proposal overview ; About the author ; About the market ; The platform marketing section ; The expanded table of contents ; The nonfiction writing sample; title: Fiction tips and the process. The fiction writing sample ; Using an agent or not ; While you are waiting to hear.