You’re a businessperson. You may not think of yourself as a writer, but you know that writing well can boost your results and your career. Naturally, you want to do better. Even though writing and storytelling and blogging and SEO aren’t your day job, you want to do them better.
You need to get the most value you can from your reading time. That’s why every week I pick the one post from the web’s multitudes that will help you get better. This week I’m pointing you Jerry Jenkins’ post about writing an effective book proposal and using it to sell your book.
From Jerry Jenkins: How to Write a Winning Book Proposal
“You’ve poured your entire self (and a ton of time) into writing your book. Now it’s time to shop your manuscript to agents and publishers. The next step is to write a winning book proposal—designed to persuade an agent to ask to see your manuscript and consider representing it to publishers. book proposals vary in approach, length, and style, but certain key elements must be included for yours to succeed.”
Here’s a link to my recent post titled “Writing a Book: Learning to be More Productive.” You can learn to write more good stuff faster.
Sources I Check Regularly
I find the posts and articles that I share with you on The Writing Edge in many places. But there are a few that provide insightful pieces again and again. Here they are.