https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/book-proposals/7483/using-a-classical-book-proposal-to-grab-the-attention-of-agents-and-publishersen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/book-proposals/7483/using-a-classical-book-proposal-to-grab-the-attention-of-agents-and-publishersMon, 16 Sep 2019 17:18:13 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:38abff28-7659-43e6-b8ef-bc00b0250809Claire Gerushttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/publishing/traditional-publishing/w/book-proposals/7483/using-a-classical-book-proposal-to-grab-the-attention-of-agents-and-publishers#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Book Proposals by Claire Gerus on 9/16/2019 5:18:13 PM<br /> <p>A classical book proposal, rather than sending in a manuscript, makes it easier for agents and publishers to determine if your work will be a good fit for them. Literary agent and book development consultant Claire Gerus advises authors, especially nonfiction writers, to create a proposal with the following elements:</p> <p style="padding-left:30px;">&bull; Table of contents</p> <p style="padding-left:30px;">&bull; Author bio</p> <p style="padding-left:30px;">&bull; Overview of the book&rsquo;s subject</p> <p style="padding-left:30px;">&bull; Competition analysis</p> <p style="padding-left:30px;">&bull; Sample chapters</p> <p>All in all, the proposal will only be about 40 pages, Gerus says. This is enough content for the publisher to get a good idea of what your book is about, but not too much to take up all of their time.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-07/UsingaClassicalBookProposaltoGrabtheAttentionofAgentsandPublishers.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../UsingaClassicalBookProposaltoGrabtheAttentionofAgentsandPublishers.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div>