Chad Allen is a writer, speaker, editor, and writing coach. A 20-year publishing professional, he has worked with such bestselling authors as Michael Hyatt and Mark Batterson.
He is the creator of Book Proposal Academy, an online course and mentoring and community hub for writers.
Questions:
- What is a book proposal?
- What is Pub Board?
- Why is it important to have a good book proposal?
- What components go into a good book proposal?
- What tips do you have to help make our proposals sizzle?
- What are some of the most common mistakes authors make with their proposals?
- What should authors do if there are other books on the topic?
- Where can we find out more about you and your course?
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First Lines in Fiction
“The proposal will not write iself1”
I’m tryin’, muse, I’m tryin’,
but I’d rather fight a Tolkien elf
or offer head to mouth of lion.
Synopsis…what a beastly word,
so single-spaced and dry,
and it’s the place, or so I’ve heard
where good writing goes to die.
To find the comps that fit my book
we’ll have to pray for grace,
for who with like inspiration took
up Amish zombies, come from space?
And what should the bio entail,
since I wrote the thing whilst in gaol?
Aargh…last word, first line, should obviously be ‘…itself!”
KNEW I should not have had that second bottle of champagne for breakfast.
This is awesome, Andrew! So much fun. Thank you!
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Chad!