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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.

 
Book Proposal Services


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:
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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.

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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?

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Social Media Services

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.

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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.

Workshops

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

A Tip From June

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.

 

Recommended Books

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

Click here to read my article on

WRITING A KNOCKOUT NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSAL