Get Published!

by Sally Collings

With its zesty, punchy style, this book will teach you all you need to know about catching a publisher’s eye – and have some fun along the way.Didn’t know you needed to write a proposal? You need this book.Don’t know where to start with writing one? You need it too.Written one but have a tray full of rejections? You definitely need to read this. Get Published is a short, sharp, practical guide to creating a cracker of a book proposal that will grab publishers. It is written by Sally Collings, bestselling author and former non-fiction publisher with HarperCollins Publishers. Sally has drawn on her extensive contacts with publishers and agents to find out what publishers really want from aspiring authors. Get Published includes examples of real proposals that succeeded, with annotation/notes on what makes them work. Leading publishers and agents reveal what they love in a book proposal (and author) and what they hate. Get Published lets you step into the publisher’s seat and understand what it is they are looking for – and why.

70 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 30, 2012