{"id":15730,"date":"2017-12-02T06:35:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T11:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=15730"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:58:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:58:24","slug":"book-made-career-perfect-gift-aspiring-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2017\/12\/book-made-career-perfect-gift-aspiring-author\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book That Made My Career…and the Perfect Gift for an Aspiring Author"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here I am with Mike Larsen at Book Expo America in 2012, thanking him in person for his profound impact on my career.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Greatest Resource of My Career<\/h3>\n

Of any book I’ve read, How to Write a Book Proposal<\/em> has had the greatest impact in helping me create my career as a book writing and book proposal coach. The book gave me the information I needed to make my clients successful and, in turn, experience my own success.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been reading this blog for some time, I’m sure you’ve seen me write about–or heard me recommend–Michael Larsen<\/a>‘s bestseller How to Write a Book Proposal<\/a><\/em>. It’s the book that literary agent Rita Rosenkranz<\/a> recommended to me way back when I was working on my first book proposal with my co-author, Peaco Todd. And the book that helped us land a book deal.<\/p>\n

Since then, I’ve recommended How to Write a Book Proposal<\/em> to all my clients who want to land a traditional publisher and a book deal. I’ve seen the book through four of its five editions and it keeps getting better.<\/p>\n

What’s New in the\u00a05th Edition\u00a0of How to Write a Book Proposal<\/em>?<\/h3>\n
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One Sale this month! In fact it’s only $8 through Monday at Writer’s Digest Shop!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year’s edition is particularly exciting because my colleague, literary agent Jody Rein<\/a>, joined Mike in revising the book significantly to address massive changes in the publishing landscape, including the many opportunities now available to authors to develop a tribe and reach readers.<\/p>\n

Mike and Jody have completely restructured the book to provide a streamlined, logical, step-by-step approach.<\/p>\n

They have also added new subject-specific proposal instructions for thirteen different types of books, from memoir to business books to cookbooks. In the past couple of years, two of my clients wrote books on diets with recipes–a new genre for me! Fortunately a colleague from Harvard Medical School’s CME publishing course gave me valuable advice on the idiosyncracies of this type of book and both proposals led to publishing deals. But how can newbies find such info? Look no further than How to Write a Book Proposal: 5th Edition .<\/em><\/p>\n

As a professional in the\u00a0field, I found new information and ideas which I plan to implement in guiding clients and editing their proposals.<\/p>\n

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Here I am with Jody Rein at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference in 2014 (where we met).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other exciting additions to How to Write a Book Proposal<\/em> include:<\/p>\n