{"id":11888,"date":"2014-11-21T05:44:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T10:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=11888"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:58:54","slug":"author-resource-hunt-day-4-getting-published-book-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2014\/11\/author-resource-hunt-day-4-getting-published-book-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Resource Hunt, Day 4: Getting Published and Book Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bring Your Book to Life graduate Kimber Simpkins signing her Nautilus Award winning memoir, “Full.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Imagine signing a book deal with a publishing house! There is still plenty of opportunity for first time authors who take the time to learn the expectations of the marketplace. Yet, those who don’t learn the rules can decrease their chances of getting published or make success take much longer than it needs to.<\/p>\n

Your first tip: Study the requirements and expectations that agents and publishers have for a quality book proposal. This blog is full of many detailed posts about writing book proposals successfully. Use the “search” function to the right to read several of these posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Point Value<\/td>\nClues\/Actions for Points<\/td>\nEarned Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15+<\/td>\nComment on this post by sharing your favorite Book Proposal suggestion from my many blog posts on the subject.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5+<\/td>\nTweet @lisatener your favorite blog post on writing a book proposal from the many articles on lisatener.com (again, the search function can help you find them). Use hashtag #authorresourcehunt.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15+<\/td>\nRead Lisa’s testimonials<\/a> and share the author name from your favorite testimonial as a comment on this post.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10+<\/td>\nTweet your favorite quote (100 characters or less) from the testimonials page along with a link to that page and #authorresourcehunt<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5+<\/td>\nPost your score for today on this blog post as a comment, along with your total score from the whole hunt.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Click here to download a PDF version of the checklist to track your points.<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.<\/em> ~ Truman Capote<\/p>\n

Next week, we will announce 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for most overall points.<\/p>\n

First Prize<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Free download of Inspiration to Author \u2013 A complete roadmap to take your book idea from mind to manuscript<\/a> [value $997]
\n\u2022 An inspiring journal for your writing
\n\u2022 My favorite writing pen: A Pentel EnerGel\u2013choose from purple, blue and black<\/p>\n

Second Prize<\/strong>
\n\u2022 A one-half hour consultation with Lisa Tener [value: $200]
\n\u2022 An inspiring journal for your writing
\n\u2022 My favorite writing pen: A Pentel EnerGel\u2013choose from purple, blue and black<\/p>\n

Third Prize<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Free download of Quick Start to Kick-Start Your Book: Turn your Passion into Profit<\/a>\u2013 includes Empowered Author: How to Avoid the 10 Worst Mistakes of New Authors<\/em> and Writing Breakthrough: 5 Powerful Steps for Inspiration and Flow<\/em>! [value: $97]
\n\u2022 An inspiring journal for your writing
\n\u2022 My favorite writing pen: A Pentel EnerGel\u2013choose from purple, blue and black<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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