book proposal | book proposal
Nov.17.2012
You can read tons of articles or blog posts about how to write a query letter or book proposal that makes a literary agent want to take you on as a client. And it’s all well and good to know how to pitch. But what really makes an agent want to take you on as a client? Today, literary agent Jeff...
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May.17.2012
I recently ran a series on my blog about building a business around your book. I’d like to share here on RedRoom the last post, which was about writing a business plan for your book. Now, I’m not a great one to spout off about business plans, since my business hasn’t had one until recently–and...
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Apr.24.2012
There’s a first rule in becoming an agent: “learn how to manage your client.” This is true of any entertainment agent: when you are invested in someone’s longterm career, you need to allow your client to dream big in the creation process but moderate expectations in the fulfillment of that...
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Mar.27.2012
Lately I've been spending a lot of time on planning. Like a lot of writers, I set out to simply write. My degree in magazine journalism turned me into an editor as well as a writer. And when I was asked to edit a book for someone, I became a book editor as well as magazine editor. I later...
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Nov.15.2011
If you are a traditional publishing holdout, a nonfiction writer who sees the benefits of having their work produced by a publishing house, who does not want to become a self-publisher (for any number of reasons) or who simply has always dreamed of receiving a contract and advance for your book...
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Nov.14.2011
More often than not, aspiring authors who send me nonfiction book proposals for editing haven’t included all the information required. They think they know what should be in the document’s pages. They may have read books on how to write a book proposal or found helpful articles on the Internet...
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Nov.05.2011
I'm a big advocate of not beginning a project--especially a big project--unless you know it has chance to succeed. Failure's okay; we learn from it. But writers and aspiring authors, like most people, have little time for failed project into which they invested hundreds of hours....
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Mar.02.2011
I've looked at two book proposals recently for aspiring authors with agents eagerly awaiting their submissions. The writers came to me for what they considered a "cursory review" because they felt their proposals just needed a "finishing touch," another set of eyes to...
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Feb.05.2011
A Book Proposal
How athletics motivates men and women to succeed in business and in life
What is it about sports that we not only love so much, but consider so important? Perhaps it is because in sports we have defined winners and losers and therefore a satisfactory "ending." This may...
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Nov.15.2010
As we move into the third week of Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN), we turn our attention to building platform—a built-in readership for your book or any other product you might want to sell. Every aspiring author or businessperson (writers are businesspeople) needs a platform. In fact, an...
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