Author Smart: Effective book proposals--a six-week course

It used to be much easier to find a publisher for your work back in the "olden days." Now, a writer needs to be a savvy publicist and marketing whiz as well as an author.

YouUniversity, offered through Author Smart (http://www.authorsmart.com/ ), has a six-week course beginning in January on writing your book proposal. Course information begins by saying, “Book publishing is a tough business. It is estimated that from 90% to 98% of book proposals are rejected by publishers.” This dire warning is in line with everything I’ve ever read or heard, and I’ve read and heard a lot. For years, I worked as a consultant writing proposals for health care business. A good proposal—whether for health care, a how-to book, or a memoir—produces results, i.e. a sale.
If you’ve got a well-developed idea, or even a nearly completed book, check out the course at http://stores.authorsmart.com/Page.bok?template=bookpropyou . If you are tired of rejections, this will help. And even if you have never been rejected (I’m talking about book rejections—I don’t know if this course will help with your social life), this will give you that extra edge.