This indispensable resource is packed with expert advice no professional can afford to be without. Here are all the time-proven techniques and tested methods readers need to craft a sales-making query letter, create a nonfiction or fiction book proposal, write effective pitches, win a corporate freelancing job and much, much more. Dozens of real-life interviews with successful writers, editors, and agents provide valuable advice for seeking new markets and finding the right audience. Plus, this remarkable guide also includes scores of sample pitches, queries and proposals. Whether the reader is a beginning writer or seasoned professional, The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals is the perfect, one-of-a-kind reference for creating sales--getting pitches for any market, any area of writing, and any type of audience.
If you do your homework, follow guidelines, and present yourself well, according to Moira Anderson Allen in The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches, & Proposals, you may be on your way from writer to published writer. Or maybe not. "There's always more good writing than there are markets for that writing," says Allen, so you have to "intrigue the editor." Allen and her contributors divulge secrets to effective queries, proposals, and synopses. They have advice on becoming a syndicated columnist, securing an agent, landing speaking and teaching engagements, and doing business writing. They weigh the advantages and disadvantages of alternatives to mainstream publishing (e-publishing, subsidy publishing, and self-publishing), and of online display sites, where editors and agents (after they get through the mass of paper on their desks and still want to read more) can check out writers' work. Great information--especially the many hints on what not to do. --Jane Steinberg
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
stay between the yellow lines:
Moira Allen's well-written and attractively-presented guidebook hits time and again on a central theme: follow the rules. Allen succeeds in communicating the editor's task in facing an enormous quantity of queries and proposals. The quantity of work gives an edge to the proposer who has respected his intended publisher sufficiently to find out just how they want the proposal and then to follow those guidelines. There is more here, but staying between the lines is a recurring bit of wisdom. The good... more info
Excellent book!:
This book clearly outlines the steps needed to write queries and proposals. I would recommend this to anyone just starting out who needs to find good information.
Practical help is worth it's weight in paychecks:
This book helped me get an assignment to write an article on speculation with my first response to a query. Using Ms. Allen's advice, I decided to try freelance writing and sent out 7 queries. My first two responses arrived on the same day--the assignment and a form rejection letter; her book prepared me for both! Her concrete examples, understanding of what editors look for, and detailed explanation of query construction were invaluable. This is a great book!
Exactly what I was looking for....:
I found Moira Allen's book on "Queries, Pitches & Proposals" to be very inspiring and helpful in my quest to become a published author. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking publication!
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