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Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write
How to Get a Contract and Advance Before Writing Your Book, Revised and Updated
Taschenbuch von Elizabeth Lyon
Sprache: Englisch

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Sign the contract…then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this book has been revised and updated by Elizabeth Lyon to feature nearly two dozen actual proposals, plus:

· Choosing a topic based on current trends and competing titles

· Drafting the perfect concept statement-daring agents and editors to reject you

· Defining and targeting your readership-then connecting with them

· Preparing a table of contents and chapter summaries

· Submitting exciting and well-written sample chapters

· Writing query letters

· Devising a marketing plan that will excite agents and publishers

Sign the contract…then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this book has been revised and updated by Elizabeth Lyon to feature nearly two dozen actual proposals, plus:

· Choosing a topic based on current trends and competing titles

· Drafting the perfect concept statement-daring agents and editors to reject you

· Defining and targeting your readership-then connecting with them

· Preparing a table of contents and chapter summaries

· Submitting exciting and well-written sample chapters

· Writing query letters

· Devising a marketing plan that will excite agents and publishers

Über den Autor
Elizabeth Lyon
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface to the New Edition
A Note to My Readers
Chapter One: Book Proposals: What Are They? Why Use Them?
Chapter Two: Evaluating and Refining Your Ideas: Preparing to Write Your Book
Chapter Three: Research Made Easy: What Data Will You Need?
Chapter Four: About the Competition: What's Already in Print?
Chapter Five: About the Author: Selling Yourself
Chapter Six: The Concept Statement: Tell Me Why I Should Buy Your Book
Chapter Seven: About the Market: Defining Your Reader
Chapter Eight: About the Book: Inform, Dazzle, Persuade
Chapter Nine: Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries: Organizing Your Book
Chapter Ten: The Heart of Your Proposal: Sample Chapters
Chapter Eleven: Production Details: If You Had Your Way
Chapter Twelve: About Promotion: Good Morning, Springfield. Good Morning, America.
Chapter Thirteen: Last But Not Least: The Appendix
Chapter Fourteen: Marketing Strategies: Queries and Responses, Agents and Editors
Chapter Fifteen: The Perfect Proposal: From Final Edit to Contract Offer

Appendices:
Proposal Writers Who Contributed to This Book and the Status of Their Books
Resource Directory
Publication Consent Agreement
Model Author/Agent Agreement
Index
About the Author

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 320
ISBN-13: 9780399528279
ISBN-10: 039952827X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lyon, Elizabeth
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Maße: 210 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Lyon
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.12.2002
Gewicht: 0,441 kg
preigu-id: 103618152
Über den Autor
Elizabeth Lyon
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface to the New Edition
A Note to My Readers
Chapter One: Book Proposals: What Are They? Why Use Them?
Chapter Two: Evaluating and Refining Your Ideas: Preparing to Write Your Book
Chapter Three: Research Made Easy: What Data Will You Need?
Chapter Four: About the Competition: What's Already in Print?
Chapter Five: About the Author: Selling Yourself
Chapter Six: The Concept Statement: Tell Me Why I Should Buy Your Book
Chapter Seven: About the Market: Defining Your Reader
Chapter Eight: About the Book: Inform, Dazzle, Persuade
Chapter Nine: Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries: Organizing Your Book
Chapter Ten: The Heart of Your Proposal: Sample Chapters
Chapter Eleven: Production Details: If You Had Your Way
Chapter Twelve: About Promotion: Good Morning, Springfield. Good Morning, America.
Chapter Thirteen: Last But Not Least: The Appendix
Chapter Fourteen: Marketing Strategies: Queries and Responses, Agents and Editors
Chapter Fifteen: The Perfect Proposal: From Final Edit to Contract Offer

Appendices:
Proposal Writers Who Contributed to This Book and the Status of Their Books
Resource Directory
Publication Consent Agreement
Model Author/Agent Agreement
Index
About the Author

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 320
ISBN-13: 9780399528279
ISBN-10: 039952827X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lyon, Elizabeth
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Maße: 210 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Lyon
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.12.2002
Gewicht: 0,441 kg
preigu-id: 103618152
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