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Do you need an agent to get a publishing contract?

Do you need an agent to get a publishing contract?

by Blue Pencil Consulting | Oct 16, 2019 | Book Proposal, Book Publishing, Books, Process, Publishing

If you hope to get your book in front of the acquisition editors at the “Big Five” trade publishing houses (Penguin Random House, Hachette Livre, HarperCollins, Macmillan Publishers, and Simon & Schuster) or the largest educational publishers, then the answer to...
What It Takes to Write and Publish a Non-Fiction Book

What It Takes to Write and Publish a Non-Fiction Book

by Blue Pencil Consulting | Aug 16, 2016 | Book Proposal, Book Publishing, Books, Editing, Publishing, Self Publishing, Writing

Interested in learning more about what it takes to write and publish a non-fiction book? Head over to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPDrmKQcN4) and watch this video I recorded last week, when I was a guest on the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce’s...

Take a Course with Me on Media Releases, Book Proposals, or Blogging

by Blue Pencil Consulting | Jan 11, 2011 | Blogging, Book Proposal, Press Releases, Social Media

Interested in learning how to write a media release that gets noticed? Need to write a book proposal to pitch your non-fiction book to publishers? Or do you want to improve the content of your business blog? Then come take a non-credit course with me during the...

Book Promotion in Unusual Places

by Blue Pencil Consulting | Oct 13, 2010 | Book Promotion, Book Proposal, Book Publishing

Once your book is published, traditionally or via self-publishing, you have to promote it. It makes perfect sense to plan readings and book signings at bookstores and libraries, since that’s where you’re likely to find an appreciative crowd of readers and book lovers....

New Courses on Book Proposals, Blogging, and Press Releases

by Blue Pencil Consulting | Apr 16, 2010 | Blogging, Book Proposal, Press Releases, Public Relations, Writing

If you’d like to brush up your skills or learn something new about writing a book proposal, business blogging, or crafting press releases, come take a course with me this summer. I’m teaching three non-credit courses on these topics, all offered through the...

Authors of Non-Fiction Books Must Build a Sturdy Platform

by Blue Pencil Consulting | Mar 31, 2010 | Book Proposal, Platform, Publishing

Thinking of trying to land a non-fiction book contract with a publishing house? Here’s food for thought from an interview with New York literary agent Harvey Klinger (www.harveyklinger.com), featured on mediabistro.com’s GalleyCat for March 31, 2010: “I realize that...

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