The Great First Impression Book Proposal
Subtitle: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book to an Agent or Publisher in Thirty Minutes or Less
Second Edition
Author: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Publisher: Modern History Press
Author website: https://www.howtodoitfrugally.com/index.htm
ISBN: 9781615994816
$8.95, PB, 54pp,
This review will also appear in the Cengage Learning, Gale interactive CD-ROM series "Book Review Index" which is published four times yearly for academic, corporate, and public library systems.
Synopsis: Carolyn Howard-Johnson, has been a UCLA Extension Writers' Program instructor for nearly a decade. In "The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book to an Agent or Publisher in Thirty Minutes or Less" she draws upon her decades of experience and expertise to helps authors successfully execute the task they most love to hate -- writing a book proposal. In this 54 page booklet Carolyn has taken the guessing out of the book proposal process with a thoroughly 'user friendly' and effective step-by-step instructional guide and manual.
Critique: The creation of an effective book proposal cannot be overemphasized as a basic skill set for all aspiring authors seeking publication of their work -- and Carolyn Howard-Johnson is a time-tested expert on the subject. Every aspiring (and even seasoned) author needs to obtain and carefully read "The Great First Impression Book Proposal" -- and every Creative Writing class should list "The Great First Impression Book Proposal" on their supplemental studies reading lists. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Great First Impression Book Proposal" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $2.99) and a hard copy.
ABOUT THE REVIEWER
James A. Cox is Editor-in-Chief of Midwest Book Review and Library Bookwatch. Learn more about the resources he provides for writers at www.midwestbookreview.com. Read more reviews like this one on his Writing/Publishing Shelf on that website.
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