"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.

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: Use the drop-down menu below to pay for your service.   Consultation Fees Via Email $50.00 Via Phone $50.00 Book Concept Analysis $100.00 Book Proposal Evaluation $275.00   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 coordinate a time to call. Use the drop-down menu below to pay for your service.   Consultation Fees Via Email $50.00 Via Phone $50.00 Book Concept Analysis $100.00 Book Proposal Evaluation $275.00   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 the drop-down menu below to pay for your service.   Consultation Fees Via Email $50.00 Via Phone $50.00 Book Concept Analysis $100.00 Book Proposal Evaluation $275.00   Book Proposal Evaluation - $275 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? Next: Use the drop-down menu below to pay for your service. Consultation Fees Via Email $50.00 Via Phone $50.00 Book Concept Analysis $100.00 Book Proposal Evaluation $275.00 For more information about Book Proposal Services, please go to more info about BPS.

Workshops

I offer three types of workshops which are described on my Events page: "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 or writer's group that would be interested in hosting one of my workshops, please contact me (or have them contact me) via email: 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 "Publishing Tips" 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 five 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.

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

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