Book Proposals Aren’t Just For How-To Books Anymore By Patricia Fry
I hear it all the time, "I don't need a book proposal because I'm writing a novel." One woman told me, "My book simply defies the need to write a book proposal first. I'll pitch it to publishers as already written." Or the classic, "Sure, you might write a book proposal for a how-to book, but not a memoir." Excuse me, but I beg to differ. Every book should start with a book proposal. The only exceptions are books for personal distribution to family members and friends and, perhaps, instructional or educational books with limited distribution to a specific company, organization or industry. Books written with a national, international or even regional audience in mind, in order to be successful, require tremendous forethought. And this means, write a book proposal first. …
