TY - BOOK AU - Schneider,Meg Elaine AU - Doyen,Barbara TI - The everything guide to writing a book proposal: insider advice on how to get your work published T2 - Everything series SN - 1593373139 AV - HF5381 .PN161 2005 U1 - 808/.02 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Avon, MA PB - Adams Media KW - Book proposals KW - Authorship N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-295) and index; What do you want to write? -- The business of publishing -- That's the agent's job -- Working with others -- Researching the market -- Mass-appeal fiction -- Targeted fiction -- Nonfiction categories -- Children's books -- The query letter -- Elements of the fiction proposal -- Elements of the nonfiction proposal -- Common proposal mistakes -- Your professional image -- Collecting credentials -- Writer, beware! -- Thanks, but no thanks -- The business of writing -- Inking the deal -- Once you get the contract UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026532.html UR - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=1593373139:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 ER -