Help design a book that will give a voice to new writers

How to Write an Eye Catching Book Proposal in 5 Easy Steps The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Your Idea Into Print

jennifer Scott

● What’s the author’s background story? Jennifer Scott is a writer and an artist from the suburban midwest. She knows every step of the process in getting a book published, as she has gone through it herself a few times. ● What’s the author’s motivation behind writing this book? She knows there are talented writers out there who haven’t taken the step of getting published because they don’t know all of the steps involved, and she wants to help them realize their dreams of getting published.

The ‘cocktail party pitch’ (concise, compelling introduction of your book): This book gives background information on what is in a book proposal and then gives details on the five biggest things to focus on when writing a book proposal that will catch a publisher’s attention. The book's USP (unique selling point): It gives samples of two different book proposals and tells what makes them solid and ready to be sent to a publisher.

Target Audience Who is going to read this book? What’s your reader’s gender? Either gender (https://www.zippia.com/author-jobs/demographics/) What’s their age? Average age for first time publishing is 36 (https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/what-is-the-best-age-to-write-a-novel/) What’s their cultural background? Mostly white (https://www.zippia.com/author-jobs/demographics/) What’s their family situation? They are likely to be married, but there is about a 35% chance they are not married (https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-share-of-never-married-americans-has-reached-a-new-high) What’s their work situation? They likely have jobs outside of writing to provide an income What keeps them awake at night? They have dreamed of being a published author for a long time, but they are nervous about taking the next step What makes them angry? They may have tried to get published before but have been turned down by publishers What makes them happy? Being recognized for their writing What are their goals in life? Getting published Who are their heroes? Who do they admire? Their heroes are likely to be successful, published authors Who do they want to please? Themselves What trends are going to affect them? Trends in what books people are reading and in publishing What websites do they spend the most time on? https://culturedvultures.com/where-to-submit-writing/ What is their secret desire, something they wouldn’t even tell their best friend/ therapist/ spouse or even admit to themselves? What is that one thing they crave above anything else? They want to be a published writer.