Book Proposal Writing: How to Get Published
How to Write an Overview
A course by Courtney Maum , Author and Book Coach
About the video: How to Write an Overview
Overview
“In this lesson, we are going to see how to write the “overview” portion of your book proposal. ”
In this video lesson Courtney Maum addresses the topic: How to Write an Overview , 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
“In our last lesson, we looked at understanding platform. In this lesson, we're going to tackle writing one of the hardest components of the book proposal, the overview. One of the reasons that writing a book proposal is so challenging is that it's hard to write about are writing. But that is what a book proposal is. It's us writing about what makes our writing so great. To my mind, there are three parts of a book proposal that are really chewy and difficult. The overview, the comp title analysis, and the bio and marketing plan. Now, an overview is difficult because it's an executive summary...”
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Creative Consulting, Creative Writing, Creativity, Design Management, Marketing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Courtney Maum
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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