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If you’re serious about writing and publishing that nonfiction book, you’ll need help. Let author and writing teacher Patricia J. Parsons guide you through developing your nonfiction book proposal―that sells.

There are many reasons why you might consider writing a nonfiction book. You may be an expert and want to share your insights in a specific area of expertise. You may be an entrepreneur who would like to showcase your knowledge and skills to potential clients. You may have a passion for a subject area and want to share your research and insights with the broader world. You might have an interesting personal story and want to write a memoir to enrich others’ lives. Whatever the reason you may have for considering writing a book, your first step is to plan and write a book proposal.
Agents and publishers demand nonfiction proposals, and if you plan to self-publish, your proposal (for yourself) provides you with direction for writing, publishing and eventual marketing.

You’ll need guidance to get it right. This workbook provides just that guidance. With explanations, definitions, real-world tips, resource suggestions and worksheets to assist you in doing the work needed to create a saleable nonfiction book proposal, this workbook is designed to help you create a complete draft of your nonfiction book proposal.
If you plan to self-publish―or go that route after exhausting traditional channels―you may think you don’t need a book proposal. That would be wrong. When you are writing nonfiction, a book proposal does more than “sell” your book to an agent or publisher. It also assists in the writing and marketing process. As a result, this process of preparing a book proposal is for anyone writing nonfiction, regardless of the route to publication.

Author and writing teacher PATRICIA J. PARSONS sold her first nonfiction book to a publisher based on her first book proposal attempt in 1988. Since then, she’s written and successfully sold a dozen nonfiction books―all contracts awarded based on a book proposal. She will guide you through the real-world process of preparing a book proposal for agents, editors and yourself.