Bestselling Book Proposals: The Insider's Guide to Selling Your Work (Author 101) Book

"I've got a great idea for a book!" But a great idea is not enough - what you need is a killer book proposal. With publishing gurus Rick Frishman and Robyn Friedman Spizman as your guides, you can create a proposal that makes your idea sing-and appeals to right publishers. This step-by-step process includes: Expanding your idea into a full-fledged proposal Marketing your proposal to the right agents and publishers Negotiating a favorable publishing contract With Author 101: Bestselling Book Proposals, your entrÈe into the exciting world of publishing is just a proposal away! "A good 50% of my time as an agent is spent coaching clients on how to write an effective book proposal. Now, I can just say itís as easy as 1-2-3: (1) buy a copy of Rick and Robyn's Author 101: Bestselling Book Proposals, (2) follow their advice, (3) send it to me. Then I can put the time I save selling books to editors." --Edward W. "Are you ready to get out of the slush piles? If so, read Bestselling Book Proposals. It will increase your chances of a contract offer by at least 300%." --John Kremer, editor, Book Marketing Update, and author, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books "Great books begin with great proposals. Great proposals begin with great ideas and the knowledge of how to present them to a publisher. For the ideas, youíre on your own. For the insider secrets that can turn your vision into a reality, this book is an essential resource." --Jeremy Katz, Literary Agent at Sanford J. Greenberger Associates "A good book with a bad proposal is a tragic event. With the expert tutelage of Frishman and Spizman, an author can increase his/her chances of publication many times over!" --Kim Weiss, Director of Communications, HCI Books "Author 101 is a must read for any writer hoping to sell a proposal in todayís competitive marketplace. This book should be required reading for every want-to-be writer for the 21st century!" --Sharlene Martin, Martin Literary Mgmt. Enter our Contest! To correspond with the launch of Author 101, Adams Media is pleased to announce the Author 101 "Get Published, Get Publicized" contest! Send us your book proposal, and if we select it, you'll get a publishing contract with Adams Media-and your book will be publicized by Rick Frishman's PR firm, Planned Television Arts, and the Spizman Agency! The winner will be announced at BEA 2006.Read More