Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write: How to Get a Contract and Advance Before Writing Your Book » (REVISED & UPDATED)

Sign the contract...then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this book has been revised and updated to feature nearly two dozen actual proposals Elizabeth Lyon shares more than twenty years of publishing experience with this guide and makes the often overwhelming task of writing a nonfiction book proposal clear, manageable, and successful.