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The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Skills for Scholars),Used
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A stepbystep guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposaland seeing your book through to successful publicationThe scholarly book proposal may be academias most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do soand you may have never even seen a proposal before youre expected to produce your own. The Book Proposal Book cuts through the mystery and guides prospective authors step by step through the process of crafting a compelling proposal and pitching it to university presses and other academic publishers.Laura PortwoodStacer, an experienced developmental editor and publishing consultant for academic authors, shows how to select the right presses to target, identify audiences and competing titles, and write a project description that will grab the attention of editorsbreaking the entire process into discrete, manageable tasks. The book features over fifty timetested tips to make your proposal stand out; sample prospectuses, a letter of inquiry, and a response to reader reports from real authors; optional worksheets and checklists; answers to dozens of the most common questions about the scholarly publishing process; and much, much more.Whether youre hoping to publish your first book or youre a seasoned author with an unfinished proposal languishing on your hard drive, The Book Proposal Book provides honest, empathetic, and invaluable advice on how to overcome common sticking points and get your book published. It also shows why, far from being merely a hurdle to clear, a wellconceived proposal can help lead to an outstanding book.
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