Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
If you don’t know what a QR code is, scroll down to the end of this post to take a peek. QR (which stands for “quick response”) codes are…
By Janet Grant on Feb 1, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers | 10 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
A killer title for your book can make the difference between an editor taking a serious look at your proposal or not at all. It’s the all-important first impression. If your title…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 27, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Publishers, Writing Craft | 9 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
In a productive brainstorming meeting with a client about two weeks ago, three necessary parts of a writer’s whole proposal “package” came into clear view. They are not new concepts; they are…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 24, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL
With the multitude of self-publishing, print-on-demand, and new publisher options available, writers need to be alert when pursuing these options on their own. With each new “invention” comes new ways of doing…
By Mary Keeley on Oct 24, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Publishers | 9 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Are you tired of talking proposals yet? Hopefully I’ve made some converts over the course of the week. It’s such a valuable part of the process.
So finally we come to the…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 7, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Is there any part of the proposal you dread more than the competitive book analysis? I think I get more client questions about this than any other.
What is a competitive book…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 6, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 12 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Yesterday we talked about the Book-At-A-Glance. Almost as important is the author info. Few publishers are interested in looking at a disembodied book. They are interested in the unique combination of…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 5, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 12 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
The first portion of the proposal we’ll examine is what I call Book-at-a-Glance. Many people teach proposal writing and you will come across at least as many different suggested styles. That’s…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 4, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 21 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
If you follow the Books & Such Blog you may have been expecting to hear from our fearless leader, Janet Kobobel Grant, this week. Because of her schedule, Janet will be…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 3, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 13 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Midwest Office, IL
For those of you in a critique group, you probably celebrate daily. That is, if your group members are continually growing and learning, truly challenge each other, and don’t hesitate to voice constructive criticism. If…
By Mary Keeley on Sep 21, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Writing Craft | 12 Comments
