Saturday, July 19, 2014

Writing A Fiction Book Proposal Might Prove Quite Hard When Unarmed For It

By Mikey Flynn


The writing profession is not always easy and selling your book may prove to be difficult to sell. Writing a fiction book proposal is part of this whole time consuming process. These submissions are used for retailing nonfiction works as well as fiction stories.

The novel may be completed before creating a submission for the publishers. Different publishers have different requirements when it comes to proposals and finding out what they are will be advantageous. Doing research before writing the manifesto will be a good idea as the publisher may not need one.

Creating a manifesto for a novel is much more difficult than creating one for a nonfiction work. Nonfiction works are more about a particular subject that one can study in contrast to a novel which simply tells a story. There are some definite differences between the two types of work. Designing a superb manifesto could give the author many days of sweat and tears but it will be worth it in the long run. Being in a hurry when designing your proposal will only lead to the dissatisfaction of your publisher.

Selling a nonfiction piece of work may turn out to be much easier. The topic must be something that the author has plenty of knowledge on and that they are qualified enough to discuss. Having studied the subject and having the relevant qualifications gives one a huge advantage over competitors when it comes to selling the final product. It is also much easier to comment on a subject that one is interested in and has the knowledge of rather than making use of your imagination in creating an entire book that is worth the read. Some people however do have the gift of storytelling and can easily use that to their advantage.

Some authors write their proposal before finishing their original novel. The whole idea of the proposal is to convey the main theme of the story so that the publisher can decide whether to publish the novel. This enables the writer to sell the idea of his novel before actually completing it. The aim is to get the publisher to hire the author to complete the work.

This is not always an easy task however and getting an idea across may prove to be difficult. Some manifestos are quite short while others may be quite lengthy. Either way the manifesto needs to be concise and to the point without any unnecessary babbling.

Engaging one's readers by using exciting content is totally advisable. Captivating the readers mind is the key to a successful novel. Every word that makes up the proposal needs to be taken advantage of.

The writer should avoid creating a manifesto that is too lengthy as this may cause the publisher to lose interest in it. If the script is very lengthy then the agent may as well sit down with the completed novel. By reading it the agent will have enough information in order to decide whether the product is worth selling and also whether it could become a bestseller.




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