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01-03-2007, 11:05 AM
Stepping-Stones Book Proposal Service
Dear Writers,
The mission of the Stepping-Stones Book Proposal Service is to help writers develop the best book proposal packages possible by giving them an honest critique and offering ideas for improvement with editing. This is all about promotion, the quality of your work and the way it is presented is critical for success. Your query must be strong, brief, and engaging. It must grab the agent or publisher’s attention. Your synopsis must also be strong and compelling enough to cause the agent or editor to want to read your sample chapters. Your opening chapters must be gripping so that the agent or publisher will request the full manuscript.
One thing I often hear from writers is how they dread the writing of their book proposal; especially their query letters and synopsizes. I would like to help ease that process. The critique service includes a thoughtful, thorough reading, with a written overview, with manuscript notations. I will also give subsequent reads for the same proposal at no additional charge. Let’s get it right!
A Book Proposal Consists of:
Cover Letter (The Query)
Synopsis
Author’s Biography
Two or Three Sample Chapters
The Query Letter:
One page only.
Write a brief synopsis of the story in one paragraph.
A brief author’s bio.
Who are your audience and why the book would be marketable.
Synopsis:
Keep it brief. A synopsis should only be from three to six pages and written in present tense. Some agents and publishers request a one page short synopsis
Sample Chapters:
This is usually the first three chapters or first 50 pages.
The Stepping Stones Book Proposal Service:
Help the author develop an engaging query
Help the author compose a compelling synopsis
Help the author write a glowing author’s biography
Catch typos
Catch repetitive words and phrases
Properly format the author’s book proposal
Supply the Stepping Stones list of agents that accept email queries.
What to Send:
Query
Synopsis
Authors Biography
Sample chapters / Under 50 pages, usually the first three chapters.
Fees Are:
Three-chapter Book Proposal $85
How to Send Work: Please email me at mailto:rpkg@adelphia.net first if you are interested in having your proposal evaluated. I will critique and edit fiction only. No horror or sexually explicit material. If you are in need of your manuscript receiving a full edit, I can refer you to editor Kathy Ide.
Rita Gerlach is the author of three historical novels, the editor of Stepping-Stones e-newsletter, a member of the Western Maryland Writers Guild, and the Christian Pen (a community of freelance editors).
Dear Writers,
The mission of the Stepping-Stones Book Proposal Service is to help writers develop the best book proposal packages possible by giving them an honest critique and offering ideas for improvement with editing. This is all about promotion, the quality of your work and the way it is presented is critical for success. Your query must be strong, brief, and engaging. It must grab the agent or publisher’s attention. Your synopsis must also be strong and compelling enough to cause the agent or editor to want to read your sample chapters. Your opening chapters must be gripping so that the agent or publisher will request the full manuscript.
One thing I often hear from writers is how they dread the writing of their book proposal; especially their query letters and synopsizes. I would like to help ease that process. The critique service includes a thoughtful, thorough reading, with a written overview, with manuscript notations. I will also give subsequent reads for the same proposal at no additional charge. Let’s get it right!
A Book Proposal Consists of:
Cover Letter (The Query)
Synopsis
Author’s Biography
Two or Three Sample Chapters
The Query Letter:
One page only.
Write a brief synopsis of the story in one paragraph.
A brief author’s bio.
Who are your audience and why the book would be marketable.
Synopsis:
Keep it brief. A synopsis should only be from three to six pages and written in present tense. Some agents and publishers request a one page short synopsis
Sample Chapters:
This is usually the first three chapters or first 50 pages.
The Stepping Stones Book Proposal Service:
Help the author develop an engaging query
Help the author compose a compelling synopsis
Help the author write a glowing author’s biography
Catch typos
Catch repetitive words and phrases
Properly format the author’s book proposal
Supply the Stepping Stones list of agents that accept email queries.
What to Send:
Query
Synopsis
Authors Biography
Sample chapters / Under 50 pages, usually the first three chapters.
Fees Are:
Three-chapter Book Proposal $85
How to Send Work: Please email me at mailto:rpkg@adelphia.net first if you are interested in having your proposal evaluated. I will critique and edit fiction only. No horror or sexually explicit material. If you are in need of your manuscript receiving a full edit, I can refer you to editor Kathy Ide.
Rita Gerlach is the author of three historical novels, the editor of Stepping-Stones e-newsletter, a member of the Western Maryland Writers Guild, and the Christian Pen (a community of freelance editors).