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Pitching
Your Project #1
selling your novel to editors and agents |
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Have you written a query letter to an editor or
agent but never received a reply?
Does
the thought of trying to write a five-page synopsis of
your 90,000-word novel paralyze you? Do you even know
what a synopsis is supposed to look like?
Editors
and agents sincerely are looking for new authors and
books. They want to know about you and your work. But
if you don't know the correct format, or don't know
how to put together a book proposal, or don't even
know what very important information to put in your
letter, you will be out of the running before the race
even starts.
This
book explains, in clear and easy-to-understand
language, what a synopsis is and isn't. It takes you
through the process of writing a synopsis and details
all the elements and information a synopsis must
contain in order to grab the editor's attention and
help the editor make the "right decision"
about your book!
Once
you have a synopsis, it's easy to create successful
query and cover letters to which any agent or editor
will respond. There are complete sample letters and
synopses--with a full analysis of why certain letters
never get answered and why a synopsis fails or
succeeds. This even takes you to the next steps:
producing a book proposal package or pitching your
book in person. It explains why you shouldn't send
e-mail queries or faxes. It lists all the dos and
don'ts that publishing professionals immediately spot.
SHARON
JARVIS has been in book publishing since 1969. She was
an acquisitions editor for five major publishers,
including Ballantine and Doubleday, and worked with
authors such as Eric Van Lustbader, Isaac Asimov, and
F. Paul Wilson. She has been a literary agent since
1983, representing authors such as Melanie Rawn,
Vernor Vinge, Peter David and W. Michael Gear. Ms.
Jarvis is also the published author of eight books,
both fiction and non-fiction, and has written columns
for various magazines. Her independent press
specializes in how-to books and booklets for writers. |
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