Book Publishers Want Authors with Marketing Savvy
I’m very pleased that one of my clients recently landed a contract with a book publisher. I enjoyed helping her develop and distribute her book proposal. I’ll tell you right now…it was a lot of work.
 Authors who just focus on writing a great book are going to miss the key to success—your book proposal needs to SELL YOU not just your book. In today’s competitive market publishers are looking for authors that have marketing savvy. They are looking for authors with some national visibility. So before you approach the publisher, you should establish yourself as an “expert” through speaking engagements, seminars, articles, media coverage and a strong Internet presence. Then you have to package you book proposal in a way that will showcase all this expertise!
Need more advice? I recommend Rick Frishman’s newsletter which contains loads of helpful tips for authors. You can sign-up at www.rickfrishman.com. Feel free to contact me with questions or take a look at some of the services I provide for authors at http://www.internetwritingpro.com/services.html.
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