Book Proposals
After Your Submission, Learn Patience
After you submit your proposal to an editor or a literary agent, many writers begin to fixate on their…
February 25, 2026-
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Book Proposals
Why Simultaneously Submit Your Proposal
Within the publishing world, in general, if you get a response from an editor or literary agent, it can…
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Book Proposals
No Nos for Your Submission
When I write about book proposal creation, I’m giving insights about how to make your proposal stand out to…
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Book Proposals
Why Do Editors Take So Long with my Submission?
Many new authors wonder why it takes so long for the editor (or literary agent) to process my submission?…
November 26, 2025 -
Book Proposals
Editors Do More Than Read Submissions
Editors and agents do a great deal more than read unsolicited manuscripts. As an acquisitions editor, I don’t passively…
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Book Proposals
Delete Any Hype from Your Proposal
As you pull together the details of your book proposal, you want to take the time and read it…
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Book Proposals
An Excellent Proposal Involves Hard Work
Many authors are looking for a magic bullet or system or action they can take to get published and…
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Book Proposals
Snag an Agent with Your Proposal
When you begin to look for publishing houses to send your manuscript, you will note that many of these…
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Book Proposals
Build and Maintain Editor Relationships
Many times, through attending conferences, I’ve met a new editor, hit it off personally, and then collected a book…
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Book Proposals
Publishing is a Relational Business
An old saying is applicable to this secret: “It’s not what you know but who you know.” This adage…
March 26, 2025 -
Book Proposals
Publishing is a Relational Business
An old saying is applicable to this secret: “It’s not what you know but who you know.” This adage…
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Book Proposals
Maintain a Submission Record & Follow-up
After you have the various parts of the proposal and sample ready, prepare a list of publishers to whom…
February 4, 2025 -
Book Proposals
Why to Never Submit Your First Draft
Your first draft is only the beginning, not polished enough to send to a publisher. When your proposal is…
November 26, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Don’t Trust Your Spellchecker
As writers, many people choose the course of least resistance. It’s easy to leave the spelling and grammar…
October 26, 2024 -
Book Proposals
The Hardest Element to Find on Your Proposal
The most difficult element to find in your book proposal is something that is missing or not there. I…
September 26, 2024 -
Book Proposals
A Practical Example at Getting Endorsements
Last month I told you about how you can gather high profile endorsements for your book proposal. Check this…
August 26, 2024 -
Book Proposals
How to Get High Profile Endorsements
Do you know a well-known person who will agree to write an endorsement or foreword for your book? Resist…
July 25, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Email Your Pitch Before Sending Your Proposal
Before you fire off your proposal to a literary agent or an editor, get permission to send them your…
June 28, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Why I Simultaneously Submit My Proposals
In the early days of my writing, I wondered if I should submit my material one at a time…
May 26, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Create a Compelling Title
One of the biggest errors I see with book proposals is the author has put little or no effort…
April 25, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Write a Spellbinding Sample Chapter
One of the most important parts of every book proposal is the sample chapter. The sample of your writing…
March 26, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Make an Irresistible Proposal
Every author has a challenge with their submission to an agent or editor. How can your proposal become irresistible?…
February 25, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Create a Fascinating Marketing Plan
Many would-be authors are surprised to see this element in the component of an excellent book proposal. They think…
January 25, 2024 -
Book Proposals
Cast a vision of Your Book
As the writer of the proposal (and eventually the book), it is your responsibility—not the editor’s or publisher’s—to create…
December 25, 2023 -
Book Proposals
Understand and Know Your Competition
After reviewing countless book proposals, you would be shocked at the large number of authors who include a competition…
November 25, 2023
