• Want to see your book in print and for sale on Amazon.com? Self-publish, market and sell your book on Amazon.com and other channels through BookSurge, an Amazon group. Take control of your publishing success today.
  
  

Buy this book with How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen today!

Buy Together Today: $21.72

Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody can Write (Revised and Updated) by Elizabeth Lyon  (27)  $10.17

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2007 (Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents) by Jeff Herman  (19)

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2008: Who They Are! What They Want! How to Win Them Over! (Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents) by Jeff Herman  (11)  $19.47

Making the Perfect Pitch: How To Catch a Literary Agent's Eye by Katharine Sands  (19)  $13.37

Book Proposals That Sell: 21 SECRETS TO SPEED YOUR SUCCESS by W. Terry Whalin  (79)  $10.36

› Explore similar items : Books (50)

Product Description
Want to publish your book?

Learn how—it’s easier than you think!

Charismatic authors and literary agents Jeff Herman and Deborah Levine Herman have successfully sold hundreds of titles and learned—through trial and error—how to write a flawless book proposal that publishers can’t resist. Now you can benefit from their hard work and publishing savvy. In this new edition, they offer guidance and advice that will inspire, educate, and, most importantly, give you the necessary edge to get your book published. They explain:

• How to shape your idea and create a title

• Ways to get to know the market and competition

• Tips on writing an effective outline, query letter, and sample chapter

• The art and science of fiction and nonfiction book proposals

• How ten actual proposals (included here) were successfully sold to publishers—and why

"A submission from Jeff Herman always gets moved to the top . . . his new book will show you how to move to the top."—Frederic W. Hills Vice President, Simon & Schuster

"This book will take writers to the highest level of proposal writing and success."—Roger Cooper Quality Paperback Book Club

"If you want your proposal to ignite a busy editor’s interest, read this book."—Adrienne Hickey Senior Acquisitions Editor, AMACOM Books

Book Info
A literary agent shows readers how to successfully market a book idea and get a book deal, using ten examples of successful proposals, showing how and why they sold. Discusses the art and science of book proposals, with tips on writing an effective outline, ways to get to know the market and competition, and instruction on creating an idea and title. Softcover. DLC: Book proposals.

See all Editorial Reviews

First Sentence:
A good idea is the foundation for any nonfiction book proposal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
loyalty wheel, good sample chapter, exceptional heart patients, naturally slim people, nonfiction book proposal, optimal body weight, promotion section, narrative nonfiction, intuitive capabilities, intuitive messages, competition section Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (