Publishers do not read books. They read proposals. A good book proposal has to be dynamic, fast, a rich tasting hors d’oeuvre that persuades editors to hit the reply on their laptop and ask for the full three course meal of your manuscript. A proposal has 6 essential elements: Outline About the Author Related Books […]
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How to Write a Great Book Blurb
It doesn’t matter how great your book is, it won’t sell without a great book blurb. After spending months or years writing the manuscript, the universe of words that fills your head has to be reimagined as one brilliant shooting star of three paragraphs. If someone asks: what’s your book about? Your answer is the […]