1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 From selling a book idea to selling yourself as the best person to write it, a stellar book proposal is a must. Jennifer and Kim chat about the specific parts of a proposal – with examples from the winning proposals that sold their books – including your author biography, market research, a promotion and marketing plan, and the sample chapters. We also chat with bestselling author Sheila Weller, writer of a fantastic new biography of Carrie Fisher, about how she comes up with her book topics. And, score!, Jennifer offers listeners a free annotated copy of her book proposal for Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic! Resources: Sign up for Jennifer’s newsletter and book proposal sample Sheila Weller’s Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge Publishing expert Jane Friedman on How to Write a Book Proposal #Authoring http://www.authoringpodcast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12882506/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/63312470