The everything guide to writing a book proposal : insider advice on how to get your work published / Meg Schneider and Barbara Doyen.

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.