For writers who are looking to turn an idea for a book into an actual book, it helps to begin with a book proposal. To help you get this together, we have outlined 7 Steps To A Winning Book Proposal for Mediabistro Avant Guild members.
To start a book proposal, you should begin with the basics of your book. Once you’ve got the basics down, it’s time to work on a pitch letter to introduce the book. Michael Larsen, at Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents, stresses that this letter is critical. Here is more from the article:
Think of the query letter as your critical first impression. “The cliché is if they can’t write a letter they couldn’t write a book,” said Larsen. The query letter has to encapsulate the essence of your book and has to make them want to see more. “One of the fundamental things that writers have to do today is to make information scalable, everything from a tweet to a book, from a one-line pitch to a one-hour radio interview. Katherine Sands, a New York agent, once said, “The writing you do about your writing is as important as the writing itself,'” said Larsen.