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Submissions & Proposals Start Your Book Proposal With These Three Sections

Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling breaks down which three sections authors should use to start their book proposals.

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Submissions & Proposals 10 Book Proposal Writing Goals for 2026 Debra Eckerling

Submissions & Proposals 8 Components of Your Author Platform for Your Book Proposal Debra Eckerling

Submissions & Proposals 7 Book Proposal Pet Peeves From Publishers Debra Eckerling

Get Published 9 Dos & Don’ts of Book Proposal Formatting Debra Eckerling

Submissions & Proposals Comp Titles: Stop Freaking Out and Start Finding Your Book’s BFFs Allison K Williams

Submissions & Proposals The Why, What, How of Comp Titles for Your Nonfiction Book Proposal Debra Eckerling

Resources Write To Sell The Editors of Writer's Digest

Submissions & Proposals How to Write a Great Overview for Your Book Proposal Debra Eckerling

Submissions & Proposals How to Brainstorm Your Book Proposal Debra Eckerling

Submissions & Proposals 6 Successful Ways to Get Your Nonfiction Book Ready for Submission Aileen Weintraub

Submissions & Proposals The 10 Dos and Don’ts of Being Rejected Clare Boyd

Writing Habits and Practices 7 Steps to Mapping Out Your Nonfiction Book Proposal Aileen Weintraub

Submissions & Proposals What Are Simultaneous Submissions in Writing and Publishing?Robert Lee Brewer

Submissions & Proposals What Is the Slush Pile?Robert Lee Brewer

There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest Avoiding Writer’s Block: Flash-Write a Portion of Your Book Cris Freese

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