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5 Ways To Give Your Proposal A Winning Edge

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Earlier this month, here on the WNFIN blog, we discussed going through the “proposal process” when evaluating your book idea for its potential of success. This process helps you accumulate the information necessary to fill the pages of your nonfiction book proposal as well. This week, you’ve been offered an Author Questionnaire, once again assisting you in gathering the details…
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13 Misteaks That Turn Your Book Proposal into Chopped Liver

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If you are a traditional publishing holdout, a nonfiction writer who sees the benefits of having their work produced by a publishing house, who does not want to become a self-publisher (for any number of reasons) or who simply has always dreamed of receiving a contract and advance for your book, you will need a book proposal. Without a book…
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How to Sell a Book by Answering the Essential Questions

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More often than not, aspiring authors who send me nonfiction book proposals for editing haven’t included all the information required. They think they know what should be in the document’s pages. They may have read books on how to write a book proposal or found helpful articles on the Internet, but they still don’t understand how to compose a book…
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What Query Letter Errors Mean to an Agent

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The adage says, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” For writers, that first impression often gets made not in person but in writing with a query letter. In that document, which is sent to a literary agent (and sometimes to a small publisher) if you are looking for a traditional publisher for your book, the person…
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How to Write Fast and Well

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During Write Nonfiction November (WNFIN), writers must write fast to complete their projects in 30 days. Learning to turn out content quickly is a great skill to have. I know this, since I was trained as a magazine journalist and I now spend much of my time churning out content for my four…five if you count WNFIN…blogs and two online…
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