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  • The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors

    The Book Proposal Book by Portwood-Stacer, Laura;

    A Guide for Scholarly Authors

    Series: Skills for Scholars; 19;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Princeton University Press
    • Date of Publication 17 August 2021
    • Number of Volumes Print PDF

    • ISBN 9780691209678
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages210 pages
    • Size 234x155 mm
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 1 b/w illus.
    • 179

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    Long description:

    A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal—and seeing your book through to successful publication

    The scholarly book proposal may be academia’s most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do so—and you may have never even seen a proposal before you’re expected to produce your own. The Book Proposal Book cuts through the mystery and guides prospective authors step by step through the process of crafting a compelling proposal and pitching it to university presses and other academic publishers.

    Laura Portwood-Stacer, an experienced developmental editor and publishing consultant for academic authors, shows how to select the right presses to target, identify audiences and competing titles, and write a project description that will grab the attention of editors—breaking the entire process into discrete, manageable tasks. The book features over fifty time-tested tips to make your proposal stand out; sample prospectuses, a letter of inquiry, and a response to reader reports from real authors; optional worksheets and checklists; answers to dozens of the most common questions about the scholarly publishing process; and much, much more.

    Whether you’re hoping to publish your first book or you’re a seasoned author with an unfinished proposal languishing on your hard drive, The Book Proposal Book provides honest, empathetic, and invaluable advice on how to overcome common sticking points and get your book published. It also shows why, far from being merely a hurdle to clear, a well-conceived proposal can help lead to an outstanding book.



    "Superb: practical, accessible, deeply savvy. . . . I truly believe that if you want to understand how books can be made in the 2020s, you should read Anne [Trubek] Laura [Portwood-Stacer] and… basically no one else!"---Robin Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

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