Why is writing a book proposal so HARD?

Your guide to a common problem and its hellish, nonlinear solution

Prologue

I’m aiming this post at authors who are familiar with book proposal basics: who know, for instance, that nonfiction is generally sold on proposal, fiction on full manuscript.

What follows will be most useful if you’re a. trying to get agents interested in an existing proposal or b. in the middle of editing your proposal with an agent or freelanc…