Book Proposal Writing: How to Get Published
Best Practices for Submission
A course by Courtney Maum , Author and Book Coach
About the video: Best Practices for Submission
Overview
“In this lesson, we are going to see the best practices for preparing our book proposals to meet the larger world. ”
In this video lesson Courtney Maum addresses the topic: Best Practices for Submission , 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
“Best Practices for Submission In the last lesson, we learned how to write a marketing plan and a bio. In this lesson, we'll look at best practices to get our book proposals ready for submission to agents and editors. When we feel like we're ready to submit our book proposals to agents or editors, one thing to keep in mind is accessibility and readability. That means whatever document we're sending, needs to be easy to open and read. Normally, this will mean sending a Microsoft Word document. PDF is up to the discretion of the agent or editor. At times, they don't like receiving PDFs because...”
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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
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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