How to Glow in the Dark

How to Glow in the Dark

Proposal 101

How to write an overview

A book shouldn't exist if you can encapsulate its value in just a few pages! Which is why we require you to do exactly that when submitting your work. We will be taking no questions at this time

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Anna Sproul-Latimer
Sep 29, 2020
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This post is primarily for those of you writing nonfiction—a thing generally sold on proposal. Most proposals start with an Overview.

This post isn’t a general guide to what goes in a proposal and how to write one. If you’re after something like that, check out Jane Friedman’s post on the topic here as well as my previous post: “Why is writing a book pr…

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