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Writing the Perfect Book Proposal Pitch

Writing the Perfect Book Proposal Pitch

The Book Proposal That Makes Publishers Say “Yes!” — They’ll Shake Your Hand, & Give You a Daniel Webster Cigar

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Sep 21, 2023
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MARCH 21, 2024

Writing the Perfect Book Pitch - Master Class III

Register Here!

Come to a hands-on workshop to learn the basics of what belongs in a convincing pitch letter to a publisher or agent— and just as important, what to leave out.

I’ll send you a pitch template and five questions to answer before’ll our Zoom meeting.  

Do you have a book proposal that needs editing before you’re confident to send out? This is the class to bring it to.

“A goddamn brilliant Fuck-You-Pay-Me lesson on how to say Fuck-You-Pay-Me. A master class on how to pitch a master class.”

—Gabriel Liston, student

A hands-on workshop to learn the basics of what belongs in a convincing pitch letter to a publisher or an agent for your new title— and just as important, what to leave out.

How do we get them to say “yes” or even, “let’s talk more”?

People who write the most beautiful novels and stirring nonfiction are known to freeze like a sno-cone when it comes to writing a cover letter. It’s not unusual. You don’t have …

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