Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals - Softcover

Allen, Moira Anderson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581150997 ISBN 13: 9781581150995

Publisher: Allworth Pr, 2001

Synopsis

Every writer wants to publish as widely as possible, and this book gives writers the tools to achieve a competitive edge and break into a wide range of markets. The second edition has been updated throughout and expanded to cover e-mail pitches, letters of introduction, pitching to international markets, how to pitch agents at conferences, and new markets such as greeting cards. This sprightly guide enables readers to expand their markets and increase sales by learning how to make the perfect pitch to magazines, publishers, corporations, and other potential clients. This indispensable resource provides writers with successful approaches to such topics as how to craft a query letter, create a nonfiction or fiction book proposal, approach newspapers with a column or syndication idea, get corporate freelancing jobs, and win a writing grant. Interviews with experts in a variety of fields and dozens of new examples of successful pitches, queries and proposals enliven and illustrate the text. Beginning and experienced writers will find this the perfect one-of-a-kind, desktop reference for developing the market approaches they need to sell their work.

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Review:

If you do your homework, follow guidelines, and present yourself well, according to Moira Anderson Allen in The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches, & Proposals, you may be on your way from writer to published writer. Or maybe not. "There's always more good writing than there are markets for that writing," says Allen, so you have to "intrigue the editor." Allen and her contributors divulge secrets to effective queries, proposals, and synopses. They have advice on becoming a syndicated columnist, securing an agent, landing speaking and teaching engagements, and doing business writing. They weigh the advantages and disadvantages of alternatives to mainstream publishing (e-publishing, subsidy publishing, and self-publishing), and of online display sites, where editors and agents (after they get through the mass of paper on their desks and still want to read more) can check out writers' work. Great information--especially the many hints on what not to do. --Jane Steinberg

From the Publisher:

For both aspiring and established professional writers, there has never been a more difficult time to succeed. While the glut of writers continues to swell, today’s publications accept fewer and fewer freelance submissions and market rules change without warning. Talent is not enough to ensure sales; more than ever, it is crucial for writers to rise above the competition in order to open the doors that will lead to selling their work. For writers starting their careers and for seasoned professionals who need to keep abreast of the many changes in the marketplace, the definitive guide has arrived. The Writer’s Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals by Moira Allen reveals the secrets of standing out from the pack to capture the interest of editors, publishers, and business people who buy writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allworth Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1581150997
• ISBN 13: 9781581150995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273