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I’m often asked, “Can you still get a book deal as a new author?”<\/p>\nI’m often asked, “Can you still get a book deal as a new author?”<\/p>\n
Yes. You can.<\/p>\n
The proof?<\/p>\n
One of my clients just signed a book contract on Friday, a first time author, and will be getting a high five figure advance with her dream publisher. She’s one of several new authors who signed traditional book contracts this year (which come with an advance payment).<\/p>\n
Was it easy?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
Will you need to do some work? Yes, likely.<\/p>\n
If you’re writing a prescriptive book\u2014self-help, how-to, business\u2014rather than a narrative book, then platform is especially important. That is, publishers and agents want to see from your book proposal that you reach a good sized part of your target market already.<\/p>\n
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Did I say book proposal? Yes. You may already know that to get a book deal, you’ll need a compelling book proposal, including a list of chapters,\u00a0 one or two sample chapters, outlines or summaries of all the chapters and what is essentially a business plan for your book. This business plan aspect includes an analysis of your market or audience, an analysis of where your book fits in the market as compared to other books currently on the market and information about your current platform and a plan for how you will leverage that platform to promote the book. You’ll also need a rousing query letter.<\/p>\n
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If you are just about ready to write a book proposal, I have exciting news for you. On September 18, I’m offering a free training<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>on writing a successful book proposal. In it, we’ll cover:<\/p>\n How You Can Increase Your Chances to Get a Book Deal as a New Author<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ways to Start Your Book Proposal for Maximum Impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Avoid the Dreaded Slush Pile!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n 3 Must-Haves Every Publisher Wants to See.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Tips that recently helped one of my clients sign a high 5-figure book deal.<\/span><\/p>\n PLUS: Learn 2 top platform-building tips!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n SIGN UP HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In addition, starting October 2, I’m teaching a 4 week course to “Fast Track Your Book Proposal<\/a>” where I will give away my biggest secrets and strategies that helped these authors interest agents and publishers and get their book deals. I’ll also help each author with brainstorming the platform building and promotion plan, as well as other aspects that can make the difference between the slush pile and the publishing route.<\/p>\n You don’t need to wait until October. In fact, those who sign up now will get an early bird discount and can immediately have access to the course website, with all the guiding materials, bonus items and more. Plus you can get started on your book concept and book your book concept consultation, so we can focus on some of the burning questions you may have, like:<\/p>\n Would you like to be part of this exciting course? I’m limiting the course to 12 participants, and because I can edit the work of a limited number of people at one time, I can only take three to work with me in the gold plan (so anyone after number four would work with my colleague) and another four in the silver plan, leaving five spots for bronze.<\/p>\n If you want to explore, feel free to schedule a time to chat with me here.<\/p>\n And before our call, please fill out this application<\/a><\/strong>. While the application does not imply any commitment<\/strong> on your part, it will help me prepare for our exploratory call and to evaluate whether the course is a good fit for you.<\/p>\n Already started your proposal? That’s okay. The course will still help you to punch up sections, polish and tweak.<\/p>\n Read more about the book proposal course here<\/a>. Note: at times when the course isn’t offered, you can sign up for one-on-one book proposal coaching and editing plans. Email me<\/a> for details. Need a ghostwriter for your book proposal<\/a>? I can find you an excellent book proposal writer as well.<\/p>\n BONUS<\/strong>! One big benefit of signing up early is that the first two people to sign up for the gold program will receive a FREE seat in my Stevie-award winning 8-Week Bring Your Book to Life\u00ae Program, in February and March. That could be perfect timing for writing additional chapters of your book, perhaps even a full first draft. And should you sign a book contract before that, you’ll be especially happy to have the structure and support to write the remaining chapters in time for your manuscript due date and pub date. Did I mention that this free bonus normally costs $4497 – $5997?<\/li>\n If this sounds of interest to you sign up here for an exploratory call<\/a> <\/strong>or email me with suggested times if the times in the scheduler don’t work for you.<\/p>\n What Makes a Book Proposal Compelling to Agents and Publishers?<\/p>\n Stay tuned for our author interview with Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD, about writing and publishing Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach<\/em> (published by Hachette). And the week after, in my next blog post. I’ll take you through some of the important steps\u00a0 and strategies employed by my most recent client to sign a book deal, the one receiving a high 5-figure advance with her dream publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m often asked, “Can you still get a book deal as a new author?” Yes. You can. The proof? 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Benefits of Exploring and Signing Up Early<\/h2>\n
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How to Get Published<\/h3>\n