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Topic: proposal helpers
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| deadline | Posted – 10/13/2007 12:21:42 PM | show profile | email poster I have heard there are people who can edit and assist with book proposals. I am wondering if anyone can recommend someone who does this and has an idea of the cost. I have been talking to a publisher who is interested in my project, but wants to see more from the proposal. I already have what I think is a good proposal and some good sample chapters. The sample chapters were what might have made up for what the proposal lacks. I am supposed to hand in a final draft of my proposal and I don?t want to blow this chance. Please help. |
| Metro Writer | Posted – 10/13/2007 11:37:43 PM | show profile Contact lucy@lucyhedrick.com. She ain't cheap, though. I heard the cost is $5,000.00, but she's had several books of her own published. |
| recovering_jersey_girl | Posted – 10/14/2007 10:35:15 AM | show profile If you decide you want to go the DIY route, I found the book Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody can Write by Elizabeth Lyon very helpful. |
| deadline | Posted – 10/15/2007 3:30:59 PM | show profile Thanks. $5K is a little too much for me. Maybe this is a service I can't afford. But if they are charging that much, I imagine they must know what they are doing. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 10/16/2007 5:08:46 AM | show profile It would be nice if there were people who'd take it on commission -- like, $2,500 upon completion, $2,500 upon book contract. The reason it costs so much is that a book proposal is a bunch of work. By the time you've done all that work, you're half done the darn book sometimes. There are some good books about doing your own -- Lyon's comes to mind. There's also a classic, How to Write a Book Proposal: Books: Michael Larsen |
| writesonwater | Posted – 10/16/2007 5:10:31 AM | show profile You might ask someone to give you a rate since you've already done so much of the footwork yourself. Couldn't hurt to ask politely -- and let them accept on the conditional grounds that once they see it, your work is significant. |
| Be | Posted – 10/16/2007 4:18:20 PM | show profile You can easily find someone who can do it for about $1000 or a bit over. Just try guru.com for professionals. |
