Book Proposals
What are book proposals and why do you need one for your nonfiction book?
Book proposals are sales pitches. They demonstrate to a literary agent that your book is worthy of pitching to a publishing company. Your book has marketplace value, public interest, and is not the repeat of a book already published.
Your proposal sells your book idea, your writing skills, and your book’s unique place in the market. During our work together, you will learn the etiquette of pitching, how to write a query letter, a complete proposal, and how to find agents and track submissions.
Show up, shine and do the damn thing!
-Catrice M. Jackson
How you benefit
At the end of the program you have everything written that a publisher or agent wants in a proposal so they see you follow instructions, are professional, and understand what is required to make the best book possible.
You have a clear and defined idea of your topic, the market for selling your book, and who will want to read it so the publisher and agent can assess at a glance how valuable your book can be to them financially.
You have a list of agents and publishers to pitch your proposal to along with how tos on how to pitch professionally so you increase your chances of finding an agent or publisher who wants to work with you.
A working list of the documents needed in a proposal, including but not limited to sample chapters, table of contents, synopsis, query letter, and a marketing research report
You know the marketplace, especially for your genre and topic, which allows your book to be a part of the body of work already published, but stands apart from the competition.
What’s Included:
Zoom sessions to go over progress, and discuss issues and successes that have come up during writing; goals determined and assessed; book proposal template to work from. Unlimited email and WhatsApp support.
Let’s set up a time to discuss your project and what you hope to accomplish as well as see if we are a good fit. Use the button below.