With a wealth of useful examples, Give 'Em What They Want gives fiction writers what they need: all the ins and outs of crafting a killer pitch for their novel. This revised edition of the successful Your Novel Proposal:
-Features dozens of sample queries, synopses, and chapter outlines -- all the elements critical for a successful pitch
-Provides valuable advice from agents, editors, and best-selling authors, giving readers an "insider" edge
-Shares additional and rarely covered advice on how to pitch in person and how to revise and resubmit after rejection
An overview of the entire publishing process, this book is a must-have for any fiction writer.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Very complete:
I had no idea how to write a query letter, synopsis, etc. This book is a must for a beginner author - very complete and fairly up to date. For manuscript submission I'd recommend "Formatting and Submitting your Manuscript" which is very detailed with margins etc.
What do they want:
As a new novelist, my journey to find an agent who will accept my work is a new challenge for me. I found this book quite helpful. What I did do is purchase a couple of books and chose different areas from each book to build my cover letters, my queries and my synopsis. I honestly don't believe one book can meet all of those needs. Joe Smiga
The Perfect Book for Selling Your Novel:
I admit I bought this book on Amazon hoping it would be good. I have a novel that I'm ready to pitch and have been working diligently on the Query and Synopsis. This book has been an immense help, great information on the process and how to write a strong submission. The book is also entertaining and in an easy to read format. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone (new or experienced) submitting a novel. Thank you to the authors for a helpful book!
The perfect book for a first-time fiction novelist.:
I wrote my first novel and I was clueless how to write a gripping query letter to agents and how to write a synopsis without sounding boring. This book gives practical advice in a no-frills sort of way and really guides the first-time novelist in how to write the all-important letters to agents and publishers. I haven't found a book as clear and concise as this one. It had all the information I wanted to know about without feeling like the authors were talking down on me for being a first time novelist, and... more info
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