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Competitive Title Analysis
The importance of a comparative title analysis in your book proposal
by, Jill Swenson
January 22, 2013

“There’s never been a book like this,” is a phrase that may doom your book propsoal to oblivion. When writing a book proposal, an essential document to prepare is a comparative title analysis. This is a report which identifies the current bestselling books like yours. If there is nothing comparable to your book in the marketplace of ideas, then there may be a reason for… [Read More]

Filed Under: bestselling current titles, Comparative title analysis, Competitive Title Analysis, genre, market sector, mixed genre, target audience
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Hurry up and wait. Query and submission timelines.
by, Jill Swenson
June 30, 2012

If you have a book manuscript and you think you are ready to pursue publication, there is a timeline you should consider before letting your horse out of the gate before the race even begins. I’ve seen too many great book concepts go nowhere, because when they send a query letter out, they don’t have a proposal ready to go. Yes, a book proposal. When… [Read More]

Filed Under: book proposal, Competitive Title Analysis, manuscript, marketing strategy, Publishers, Query letter
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Writing Your Non-Fiction Book Proposal: A Workshop next weekend
by, Jill Swenson
February 4, 2012

Agents talk. Editors talk. Publishing is a small world and your book proposal only gets one shot at success. Learn which mistakes to avoid while preparing a winning proposal that will command a contract from an agent or publisher. Last November, Swenson Book Development, LLC offered a workshop outlining what to include in a book proposal. This February, we continue the adventure with an intensive,… [Read More]

Filed Under: agents, book proposal, Buffalo Street Books, Competitive Title Analysis, editors, marketing strategy, Non-Fiction, Publishers, Workshop
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