Write and Sell Your Adult or Children's Nonfiction Book Proposal

This ebook is used by the author in her successful online book proposal class. It is now available for purchase separately.

"I wanted to let you know I’m already enjoying your book. I really wanted to see what you had to say about the marketing section. I’ve been sitting on a great book idea, but the marketing part scares me to death. So of course, I jumped to that section of your book right away. What you wrote there made me feel SO much better. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! It was worth the $15 just for that section." Rachel Gurevich, author of The Doula Advantage (Prima Publishing, 2003) and FabJob Guide to Become a Doula (FabJob.com, 2000)

The 48 page ebook includes:

Introduction page

Part One: Crafting Your Concept
Choosing a Topic
Finding Your Audience
Mining Your Gold
Go to the River
Sketching Your Idea
Reining Yourself In
Research
Developing an Outline and Overview
Recommended Books

Part Two: Proposal Format
Proposal Basics
Paper, Font and Type Size
Formatting
Holding Your Proposal Together
Title Page
Elements of a Proposal
Purpose of a Proposal
Where Do I Start?

Part Three: Chapter Outline and Sample Chapters
Chapter Outline
Outline Style
Summary Approach
Chapter Outline Details
Writing a Chapter Outline
How Many Chapters?
Sample Chapters
How Many Sample Chapters?
Which Chapters?
The Secret About Writing Sample Chapters
Writing the Sample Chapters
Format

Part Four: Overview, Author Information, Marketing, and Competition
Overview
Sales Pitch
Some Technical Matters
Ending
Author Information
Competition
Marketing
Target Audience
Marketing Plan
Endorsements
Attachments
Thoughts About Proposals in General

Part Five: Selling Your Proposal
Agents or Editors?
Research
Editors
Agents
Simultaneous Submissions
What to Submit
How to Submit
Cover Letters and Query Letters
Submission Tracking
Submission Follow Up