Writing a book proposal may not be exactly like appearing on a reality-TV show, but thinking about it in that way might help to remind you what you’re up against. In case you spend your Monday ...

In a column last February, I described the six main elements of a book proposal: overview, competition, market, author description, table of contents, and sample chapter. But I focused on one of ...

If you want to publish a book, the first thing you'll need to do is to put together a book proposal. Follow these 4 steps to craft one publishers will love.

How to Write a Book Proposal That Sells Assuming you have an idea for a work that a reader would plunk down $25 for, how do you get the HarperCollinses and Hyperions of the world to publish it?

Third in a series of posts on how to write an academic book and get it published.

I’ve been told I need to write a book proposal for my book on meditation if I want to interest an agent and a traditional publisher. How do I do that?

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book.