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13 Misteaks That Turn Your Book Proposal into Chopped Liver

Published on November 15, 2011 By Nina Amir

If you are a traditional publishing holdout, a nonfiction writer who sees the benefits of having their work produced by a publishing house, who does not want to become a self-publisher (for any number of reasons) or who simply has always dreamed of receiving a contract and advance for your book, you will need a [...]

What Do Agents Look For? Great Writers, Great Professionals

Published on November 8, 2009 By ninaamir

Nonfiction writers looking for traditional book publishing contracts—wanting to sell their manuscripts to small, medium or large traditional publishing houses, need to find themselves literary representation. While finding an agent may not be necessary for many small publishing houses that accept unagented work, most mid-sized and large publishing houses, indeed, only accept agented book proposals. [...]

It’s November 1: Let the Business of Nonfiction Writing Begin!

Published on November 1, 2009 By ninaamir

Are your hands posed over the keyboard ready to begin? Are you waiting, as if for the gun to go off so you can start writing your book, e-book, article, essay, query letter, proposal, or whatever work of nonfiction you’ve chosen to create during the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFiN) 2009 challenge? No need to [...]