Online Course by A Beautiful Mess: How to Write and Pitch a Book Proposal

A Beautiful Mess blog is offering an online course on the theme of “How to write and pitch a book proposal”.

Written by Lindsay Edgecombe, an experienced agent at the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency, this course will show students how to take a book idea and turn it into a well-polished proposal that is sure to grab the attention of agents and publishers. Lindsay packs the course with encouragement as well as industry insider knowledge from her experiences in the publishing world over the past ten years.

What will I get?

• Immediate access through your account
• access to a private Q&A board where you and other students can ask Lindsay questions
• PDF of the entire course

What you will learn:

How to: 

1. know if you're ready to pitch your work
2. write an awesome pitch letter (sometimes called a query)
3. draft an overview of your idea
4. craft an attention-getting biography
5. think about your potential audience
6. grow your platform as an author
7. draft a great chapter outline
8. And: see what a pro proposal looks like

What supplies do you I need for the course?

• access to a computer and/or printer
• any additional supplies will be listed in class PDF

Course costs:

1 PAYMENT OF $30.00 OR 4 PAYMENTS.

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