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Comparative Title Analysis for your Book Proposal: The “How-To”
by, Jill Swenson
January 29, 2013

Last week here, I spelled out the reasons why a comparative title analysis is so important to a book proposal. Today, the “how to” complete your research on the competition in the marketplace of ideas will be presented. This step-by-step process involves research, reading, and a critical market assessment. 1. Identify the genre, even the sub-genre, of books you will be searching for in your… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amazon, audience, key terms, product description, Readers, Sales rankings, Subject headings
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About Your Book: What an agent or publisher wants to know
by, Jill Swenson
July 24, 2012

Before you send out your query or a book proposal, take a second look. Have you answered these questions? What is the “genre” of the book? (humor, history, memoir, travel, how-to, etc) What is the main subject of your book? (what subject headings would a library give your book?) What topics will be covered? (what keywords could describe your book?) Describe your approach to the… [Read More]

Filed Under: blurbs, book proposal, bookstores, genre, query, Subject headings
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