Book Proposal Writing: How to Get Published
Establishing Your “Hook”
A course by Courtney Maum , Author and Book Coach
Prepare to share your ideas with the world by learning to create dynamic book proposals from start to finish
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About the video: Establishing Your “Hook”
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to communicate what makes your book special and how to pitch yourself as the author. This is called your book’s “hook.””
In this video lesson Courtney Maum addresses the topic: Establishing Your “Hook”, which is part of the Domestika online course: Book Proposal Writing: How to Get Published. Prepare to share your ideas with the world by learning to create dynamic book proposals from start to finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Establishing Your "Hook" In the last lesson, we looked at chapter summary building. Now we'll focus on developing your book's hook. Book proposals need a lot of things to take off. They need energy, momentum, the wind beneath their wings. Your book's hook provides that wind. Now, what is a hook? A lot of people call a hook a concept, but I think the concept is a vague term. I think the hook is an actual hook, but gentle, not violent. Something that hooks into our readers and reels them to read on further. In my opinion, a hook is made up of three components. What will my book say? Who will ...”
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Course summary for: Book Proposal Writing: How to Get Published
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Creative Consulting, Creative Writing, Creativity, Design Management, Marketing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
A course by Courtney Maum
American author and book coach Courtney Maum has used stories to make sense of the world since she was a child. She studied comparative literature and French translation at university before going on to work in advertising agencies as a copywriter and corporate namer. She has used her love of storytelling to create compelling backstories for everything from nail polish to electric cars.
Courtney is fascinated with the creative process and has written and published several books with some of the biggest publishing houses and editors in America, including Penguin Random House and The New York Times. She also founded a collaborative retreat for creative professionals and has a regular newsletter, Get Published, Stay Published, in which she shares her tips for staying motivated during the writing process.
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