Publisher's Synopsis
Your novel is ready to go. Your nonfiction book is fleshed out. NOW WHAT? This book uses clear, detailed explanations, work-sheets, and annotated examples to walk you step-by-step through: INDUSTRY TERMINOLOGY, QUERYING, PITCHING, PROPOSALS, and FORMATTING A MANUSCRIPT. You'll find helpful information regarding who and when to query, and how to find contacts. Suggestions on how to create a pitch are offered, along with sample pitches, as well as advice from a speaking professional on how to deal with a face-to-face pitch. There are detailed instructions for building professional, industry standard proposals, both fiction and nonfiction, using plenty of examples and multiple samples of successful, real proposals. The worksheets available in each section are extremely useful, walking the writer through their own material. There is even a section on how to format a manuscript before attaching it to a proposal.
