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Writing a Great Query Letter and Book Proposal

Writing a Great Query Letter and Book Proposal

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Mary Carroll Moore
Feb 17, 2009
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A good book proposal is like handing an agent a perfect rosebud. It smells wonderful, it hints of much more. It's meant to entice, stimulate, and promise. Your goal with your book proposal is the same. You only want one thing: Get the agent asking for the whole manuscript.

Book proposals have two elements: (1) a great query letter and (2) the proposal pa…

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