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November 16, 2012 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

A Pitch is Still a Pitch

When you hone you subject into a great pitch, you Continue Reading

Filed Under: Agents, book pitch, Finding an Agent, Query Letters, Traditional Publishing Tagged With: book pitch, elevator speech, pitchcraft, pitching, query

October 26, 2012 By Nina Amir 2 Comments

How to Write a Winning Book Pitch

Aspiring writers come to conferences from all over Continue Reading

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Proposals, Finding an Agent, Publishing, Query Letters, Traditional Publishing Tagged With: book pitch, elevator speech, fiction pitch, how to pitch, nonficiton pitch

July 25, 2012 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Meeting Your Rejection Quota

Back when I was in my late twenties or early Continue Reading

Filed Under: Agents, Attitude, Author Coaching, Finding an Agent, Journalism, moving through negativity, Query Letter, Query Letters, Traditional Publishing, Writing Coaching Tagged With: how to get published, query letter, rejection, rejection letter, rejection quota

July 16, 2012 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Do You Need a Professional Editor for Your Book Proposal?

Most of you have probably heard the adage, "You Continue Reading

Filed Under: Agents, Book Proposals, Finding an Agent, Proposals, Query Letters Tagged With: book proposal, books, Editing, query letter

December 19, 2011 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Write a Query Letter for a Nonfiction Book

You've got a great idea for a nonfiction book. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Agents, Author Coaching, Finding an Agent, Query Letters, Writing Tips Tagged With: how to write a query letter, nonfiction book query, queries, query letter

November 13, 2011 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

What Query Letter Errors Mean to an Agent

The adage says, “You only get one chance to make Continue Reading

Filed Under: Agents, Finding an Agent, Query Letters Tagged With: how to find an agent, how to write a query letter, query letter mistakes, Query Letters

February 9, 2011 By Nina Amir 1 Comment

20 Things To Do Before You Turn in Finished Written Work

As you near the completion of any fiction or Continue Reading

Filed Under: Journalism, Proposals, Query Letters, Self-Publishing, Writing Tips Tagged With: check list, finished work, how to submit work for publication, preparing a manuscript, submitting written work

January 31, 2011 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to get your query or proposal accepted

Do your queries and proposals come back rejected? Continue Reading

Filed Under: Proposals, Query Letters, Writing Coaching, Writing Tips Tagged With: Book Proposals, how to get a proposal accepted, how to get a query accepted, how to get an agent, Query Letters

August 10, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Publishing Mentor Tip: Submit Your Work Regularly

Submitting your work ensures publishing success. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Journalism, Publishing Mentoring Tips, Query Letter, Query Letters, The Business of Writing, Writing Coaching Tagged With: getting writing published, Query Letters, submiting articles, submiting book manuscripts, submitting manuscripts

July 19, 2010 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Query a Magazine Editor and Land an Assignment

As a seasoned magazine journalist and a nonfiction Continue Reading

Filed Under: Becoming a Journalist, Journalism, Magazine Journalism, Query Letter, Query Letters Tagged With: becoming a freelance journalist, freelance journalism, how to land a magazine assignment, how to query