I’m starting a new Book Proposal Course today. If you are thinking about writing a book, you should write a book proposal first.
Maybe you have already started writing your book or you’ve completed it. I suggest that you write a book proposal before you put the finishing touches on it and definitely before you publish it. Why?
• A book proposal will tell you whether or not you actually have a book or not.
• Through the process of writing a book proposal you will discover if there is a market for your book.
• You’ll discern what skills and tools you have toward promoting your book and which ones you could hone.
• You’ll get ideas for positioning your book to its best advantage.
Do you know the best way to promote a book like yours? What else is out there like your book? What makes yours different, better, more beneficial to your audience? Is there something you could do to create a larger audience for your book? What is the best way to reach your particular audience?
If this isn’t what you’ve been thinking about these past months while you’ve been writing your book, you don’t understand what’s ahead of you. You aren’t aware of the stiff competition for authors, the very high failure rate, the number of book promotion doors that are closed to authors and the enormous job book promotion is.
I suggest that you stop the forward motion on your project now and write that detailed book proposal. You will be glad that you did.
If you take my course, as a bonus, you will have the opportunity to get real-time, personalized feedback with regard to your book proposal from me—Patricia Fry.
What if you don’t follow this advice? Here are some of the possible consequences:
1: You might write the wrong book for the wrong audience.
2: You will enter into the highly competitive publishing arena without a solid platform.
3: You won’t have a clue as to how to promote your book—you won’t even understand anything about the world of book promotion. (No, your self-published or pay-to-publish book PROBABLY will NOT be accepted by bookstores nationwide.)
4: Your book will falter and fail.
Sign up today—or at least before next Wednesday (May 25th, 2011)—in time for lesson number 2 of my eight-week online Book Proposal Course. Learn more about this course and how online classes work here: http://www.matilijapress.com/course_bookproposal.htm
Contact me with your questions: PLFry620@yahoo.com