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This weekend an agent told me she wants to represent an author of mine and she hasn’t been this excited about a book since she represented two authors whose books became top sellers.
In our conversation, I happened to ask about another proposal a different client had sent in and she hadn’t seen it. Whoops. Turns [...]
Tags: book proposal, how to get published, literary agents, slush pile
People ask me about the process of getting a literary agent. You probably know you need to submit a query (or meet an agent who says, “Yes, I want to see your proposal”), then submit your book proposal (a significant document often 50-80 pages), then wait.
But what’s it like from the inside? I asked Dr. [...]
Tags: Dr. Randy Kamen-Gredinger, getting published, harvard medical school publishing course, Harvard writers, how to find a literary agent, Jeanne Fredericks, literary agents, writing books
I found a response to one of my youtube videos this morning that got me on a roll. After writing a short dissertation in reply, Youtube informed me I only had 500 words to respond. Blog time.
The controversial video is a tongue in cheek joke (and a tad silly). The comment was this:
“Remember, many agents [...]
Tags: book proposal, Literary Agent, literary agents, Michael Larsen, youtube video
A couple of questions came up about literary agents today and I realized it would be a good topic to share with you. It’s easy to get taken advantage of it you don’t know what to look for or even aren’t quite clear on a literary agent’s role.
A student from my most recent Bring Your [...]
Tags: book proposal, book writing classes, conflict of interest, editing, editors, find a good literary agent, how to choose a literary agent, Literary Agent, literary agents, Power Women Magazine, preditors
If you’re writing a book proposal, one important number to obtain is the number of books sold for any competitive or complementary books you plan to compare with yours.
Here’s a Book Proposal Secret: For the most part, you want to compare your book to bestsellers and backlist books (books that have been in print a [...]
Tags: bestseller, book proposal competitive books, book proposal hints, book proposal secrets, book sales, book sales statistics, competitive and complementary books, getting book sales numbers, getting book sales statisitcs, keyword searches, millions of copies sold, track competitive books' sales
I recently read Open, Andre Agassi’s autobiography. It’s a great read and I was also struck by how dependent he was on the people on his team. I think that’s true about most successful people–they don’t do it alone. They have great coaches, managers, trainers, strategists, advisers, mentors…
Who are the people on a writer’s team? [...]
Tags: agassi, andre agassi, book coaches, book writing platform, business coaches, coaches, editors, literary agents, mentors, Open, platform, publicists, virtual assistants, writer's team, writing coaches
I recently spoke with a client who is working hard on growing her following so that she can increase the chances of selling her memoir to a publishing house. I had suggested she contact another client of mine for ideas in her field–the person who had initially put her in touch with me.
This mutual friend [...]
Tags: author platform, book proposal, brand identity, branding, christina katz, evaluate an author platform opportunity, image, psychic, radio opportunity, Radio Publicity
A client e-mailed me a couple of days ago suggesting that he didn’t really need an internet section in the promotion plan of his book proposal. “Isn’t that an agent’s job–to publicize my book on the internet?”
No. Book publicity is your job. Both agents and publishers want close to a sure thing. Your proposal needs [...]
Tags: agent's job, albert lafarge, author platform, Elizabeth Pomada, internet presence for authors, Jeanne Fredericks, literary agent's job, Michael Larsen, Rebecca Gradinger, Rita Rosenkranz, top agents, TV Platform
I’m going to out and out brag here. July is shaping up to be an exciting month for my clients and we’re celebrating. Want to hear their secrets of success?
First, here’s the good news. In July alone:
- Three of my clients signed contracts and/or received offers from publishers for their books.
- Two other clients are [...]
Tags: bestseller, book proposal coach, help a reporter out, how to get a publisher, how to get an agent, how to get published, platform, PR Leads, publishing, Publishing Contract, publishing your book, successful book proposal, successfully published authors, Terri Major-Kincade, wordpress blog, writing coach
Kathleen Burns Kingsbury asked how much information about previous publications to include in a book proposal. Specifically, she traditionally published a book called Weight Wisdom. Should she include information on this book in her book proposal? How about articles?
She asks, “When you are writing a book proposal is it best to just list the publications [...]
Tags: book proposal, book proposals, Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, list articles, list publications, national publicity, nonfiction book proposal, Weight Wisdom, write a book proposal
