Complete Idiot's Guide to Book Proposals & Query Letters
[Book]
/ by Marilyn Allen and Coleen O'Shea
New York
: Alpha
, 2011.
xiv, 305 p.
Print
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
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. Before you start writing. Does your book project have what it takes? ; Test-run your project - 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" - The book proposal. Book proposal basics ; Pre-proposal marketing - 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 - Fiction tips and the process. The fiction writing sample ; Using an agent or not ; While you are waiting to hear.