Book Proposals That Sell (eBook, ePUB) - Whalin, W. Terry
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An insider reveals the secrets to pitching your nonfiction book: "Traditional publishing is shrouded with mystery. Terry Whalin peels back the curtain." -Michael Hyatt, New York Times-bestselling author of Your Best Year Ever In the beginning stages of writing a book, most people start with a blank page and write their entire manuscript. According to acquisitions editor, former literary agent, and author of dozens of traditionally published books W. Terry Whalin, this approach is backwards. He knows that about 80% to 90% of nonfiction books are sold from a book proposal. This mysterious…mehr

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An insider reveals the secrets to pitching your nonfiction book: "Traditional publishing is shrouded with mystery. Terry Whalin peels back the curtain." -Michael Hyatt, New York Times-bestselling author of Your Best Year Ever In the beginning stages of writing a book, most people start with a blank page and write their entire manuscript. According to acquisitions editor, former literary agent, and author of dozens of traditionally published books W. Terry Whalin, this approach is backwards. He knows that about 80% to 90% of nonfiction books are sold from a book proposal. This mysterious document called a proposal contains many elements that will never appear in a manuscript-yet these details are critical to publishing executives who make the decision about publishing or rejecting an author's project. Book Proposals That Sell reveals twenty-one secrets to creating the kind of effective, impressive book proposal that can help an author make the sale.
Autorenporträt
W. Terry Whalin has worked both sides of the editorial desk-as an editor and a writer. He worked as a magazine editor, and his magazine work has appeared in more than 50 publications. A former literary agent, Terry is an Acquisitions Editor at Morgan James Publishing. He has written more than 60 books through traditional publishers in a wide range of topics from children's books to biographies to co-authored books. Several of Terry's books have sold over 100,000 copies. He has an innovative online training course to help authors effectively connect with literary agents and editors called "Write A Book Proposal". He is a popular speaker and teacher at numerous writers' conferences and an active member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Terry lives near Denver, Colorado and has an active following on twitter (@terrywhalin).