For those joining us for the first time, we've been stepping through the various elements of a Nonfiction Proposal. Most novel-length nonfiction is sold on proposal rather than with a fully finished manuscript, so structuring a strong proposal is your first step to querying agents and publishers. This month we'll look at the Competitive Analysis... Continue Reading →
Nonfiction Proposals – Market Overview
News flash: Your book is a product, like a car, computer, or denture cream. And like denture cream (and cars and computers), not everyone in the world wants or needs your book. The group most likely to buy your book is known as your market (or audience). Think about it...who buys denture cream? People with... Continue Reading →
Nonfiction Proposals
If you write novel-length nonfiction, here's the good news: you don't have to write the whole book before you query. Instead, you write a proposal. Here's the not-so-good news: crafting a winning proposal can take almost as much time as writing the whole book. But fear not! Sub It Club is here to make the proposal-writing process as pain-free as possible. This... Continue Reading →