Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write: How to Get a Contract and Advance Before Writing Your Book
by Lyon, Elizabeth
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0936085312
- ISBN 13
- 9780936085319
- Seller
-
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
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 ·...
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Taos Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7576
- Title
- Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write: How to Get a Contract and Advance Before Writing Your Book
- Author
- Lyon, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0936085312
- ISBN 13
- 9780936085319
- Publisher
- Blue Heron Pub
- Place of Publication
- Hillsboro, Or
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- AUTHORSHIP MARKETING REPORT WRITING LANGUAGE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Writing;
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
Taos Books
We accept checks, money orders, international money orders, and PayPal. Credit Cards are welcome thru fast and secure PayPal or Biblio. Satisfaction guaranteed or return book in seven days for full refund minus postage and handling. Media Shipping is $3.25 for first book and $1.75 for each additional book. Priority is $5.75 for first book and $3.00 for each additional book. Foreign postage is higher depending on the country and method of shipping. If your book is heavy or oversized we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Thank you!
About the Seller
Taos Books
About Taos Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...