Review: How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less

"...remove those rose-colored glasses because it's time you understand that publishing is a business. Enter this field with any other mindset and you will fail..." says author Patricia Fry--and anyone who's been in the game for more than just a few months knows exactly what this statement means.

In many cases, writing a book isn't as simple as it sounds. Doing it right involves ample preparation, research, deliberation, and more--a process meant to ultimately provide a publisher a definitive reason why they should want your work.

And "How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less" is designed to help both novice and veteran authors alike learn how to do just this with only eight easy-to-follow lessons.

From actually writing the proposal to locating an appropriate publisher through selling yourself and promoting, Fry walks an author through this sometimes difficult process one step at a time.

But it's not just the lessons that are helpful. By including a sample query, synopsis, outline, biography, chapter outline, as well as market analysis and strategies, the author will be able to observe how the material should be assembled in order to present their own unique professional vision.

Originally an eight-week course which was transitioned into a "work at your own pace guide," this book is intended to help one craft a sound book proposal in less than one week--in other words, it's another rather handy item for any author's bookshelf.

Well Done, Patricia!

(c)2005 Reviewed by Dehanna Bailee

Additional Information:

How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less
By Patricia Fry
ISBN: 0961264292
66 pp. $12.99