How Do You Write A Nonfiction Book Proposal?
Selling a nonfiction book can be very challenging. But a good, strong nonfiction book proposal, with all the correct elements in it, can make the task less overwhelming and can garner more attention from prospective publishers and agents. Create a title page with the name of the book, the subtitle (if any) and the author(s) name(s) and complete contact information. Do not get fancy with font or colored paper as those are signs of an amateur. These days, more often than not, you will be submitting a MS Word doc or a .PDF by e-mail. Create a table of contents of what is in your proposal (not your book) with accurate page references. This will be page two of your proposal, and will most likely have to be filled in last. Summarize the salient points of your book in one page, maximum two. Make sure you start off with why someone would want to read this book. You can pretend you are writing jacket flap copy, which is sizzling, interesting, page-turning, and does not give away the end or the
