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"June Cotner's book
proposals are the gold standard. She thoroughly
researches her market and audience, offering
persuasive evidence of the marketability of her
books. She writes with passion and
professionalism--an unbeatable
combination."
--Denise Marcil, President
Denise Marcil Literary Agency, Inc.
For detailed information and
FAQs about Book Proposal Services, please go to more info about BPS.
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Book Proposal Services
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Consultation via Email - $50 for up to 30
minutes
Instructions: Send an email to
june@junecotner.com with
all of your questions, I will respond and give you an estimate
with the approximate time it will take to provide answers for you.
Next: Use "Buy Now" button to pay for this service.
Consultation via Phone - $50 for up to 30 minutes
Instructions: Send an email to
june@junecotner.com with
all of your questions, I will respond and give you an estimate
with the approximate time it will take to provide answers for you.
Next: I will then email you my phone number and we can
coordinate a time to talk. Use "Buy Now" button to pay for this
service.
Book Concept Analysis - $100
Upon request, I will
email you a complimentary four-page questionnaire that will help
you examine the concept for your book and how successful it might
be in the marketplace. If you would like me to analyze your book
concept and offer suggestions on the next steps to take and what
you will need to include in your book proposal, complete the form
and mail it to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370, along
with your check for $100. To confirm that I will be able to
analyze your book concept right away, please email me at
june@junecotner.com.
Next: Use "Buy Now" button to pay for your service.
Book Proposal Evaluation - $325
I thoroughly review your nonfiction book proposal and
analyze 138 elements of a successful book proposal. This
evaluation covers areas such as the following:
- Have you made the right pitch for the book?
- Do you offer compelling reasons why your book should be
published?
- Is your competitive book analysis correctly done?
- Have you documented the need for your book?
- Have you shown how you are going to make your book
successful?
- Does your social media marketing plan include the activities
that are recommended by publishers?
Next: Use "Buy Now" button to pay for your service.
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I have enjoyed working with social media for the
last two years and recently attended two major social media conferences
and three social media workshops so that I am current on the most
important social media platforms. I am passionate about the topic and
would like to assist others in developing a social media strategy
through the services below.
Social Media Analysis for Writers
- $100
Upon request, I will email you a complimentary four-page
questionnaire that will help you analyze which social media platforms
will be best for your type of writing projects. If you would like me to
analyze your social media marketing activities and offer
recommendations on the “next best” steps to take, complete the form and
mail it to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370, along with your
check for $100. Note: My analysis will include an extensive list of
books and resources (links) to guide you implementing and growing your
social media platforms. Please email me at
june@junecotner.com so I can schedule a block of time to analyze
your social media strategy.
Next: If you prefer to pay via credit card, use "Buy Now" button
to pay for this service.
Social Media Analysis for Retail Businesses
- $200
Upon request, I will email you a complimentary
five-page questionnaire that will help you analyze which social media
platforms will be best for your type of business. If you would like me
to analyze your social media marketing activities and offer
recommendations on the “next best” steps to take, complete the form and
mail it to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370, along with your
check for $200. Note: My analysis will include an extensive list of
books and resources (links) to guide you implementing and growing your
social media platforms.
Next: Use "Buy Now" button to pay for this service.
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Workshops
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I offer six types of workshops which are described on my
Events page:
- What's All the Twitter About Social Media?
- Getting Started with Facebook & Twitter: A Workshop
for Complete Rookies
- LinkedIn: The Best Ways to Use the Social Networking Site
for Professionals
- How to Get Published
- How to Receive a Top-Dollar Advance by Writing an
Irresistible Book Proposal
- Marketing Your Books
If you know a bookstore, library, or writer's group that would be
interested in hosting one of my workshops, please contact me at
june@junecotner.com
Keep writing and don't give up!
I have found that one of the most common mistakes a writer makes
is underestimating the length of time needed to write a book proposal,
the basic marketing device in publishing. Writing a book proposal
takes lots of time, lots of research, lots of rewrites . . . but,
it can mean the difference between getting published or not. Plan
on spending at least 100 hours on a book proposal and possibly more if this is your first. Suggestions for how to write a book proposal can be
found by going to "Articles on Publishing" from my Home Page. Hard work and persistence pays. It took me ten
years to get my first book, The Home Design
Handbook, published. I now have had 26 books published (by
Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette/Warner Books, Chronicle
Books, Andrews McMeel, and New World Library) and three more on the way. Writing
is a great career and I recommend it to you wholeheartedly--but
publishers are not going to come looking for you. YOU have to
sell your idea and there's lots of competition, so it's important
that you sell it well.
If you're writing nonfiction,
it's important that you create national visibility for yourself
by offering workshops on your book's topic and by being interviewed
by the media.
A key component for developing a national platform is to
create and implement a social media marketing strategy. For
information about my "Social Media Analysis for Writers," please
email me at
june@junecotner.com and I will email you a complimentary
4-page form that will help you analyze what you hope to
accomplish with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn, YouTube, and/or blogging. |
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Recommended Books
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I would like to recommend some excellent
resources to you. These books provide much of the basic information
you need in the preparation of your book proposal.
How to Write a Book Proposal by
Michael Larsen
Write the Perfect Book Proposal by
Jeff Herman & Deborah M. Adams
Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can
Write by
Elizabeth Lyon
The Shortest Distance Between You and a
Published Book by Susan Page
1001 Ways to Market Your Book
by John Kremer The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting
Published by Sheree Bykofsky & Jennifer
Basye Sander
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Click here to read my article on
WRITING A KNOCKOUT NONFICTION
BOOK PROPOSAL |
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