Your BIG Book Deal: Sell Your Book to a Major Publisher

Course details

Experienced author and ghostwriter Jenna Glatzer teaches you how to sell a nonfiction book to a major publisher.

Learn How to Sell Your Big Book Idea

Did you know that you don't have to write a book before you sell it to a publisher? In fact, publishers and agents don't even want you to write the whole thing. They want to be involved in the process, so what they want from you first is a document called a book proposal. We'll go over all the ins and outs of vetting your idea and then writing an amazing book proposal, including...

• How to analyze your idea to make sure it's good enough and big enough to land with a major publisher
• How to determine if you need a coauthor, ghostwriter, or other collaborator
• Checking out your competition to make sure there's a market for it and see how you can differentiate your book
• How to write an overview that grabs attention
• The "author platform" and how you can build and improve yours before the book deal
• How to write an effective book outline
• Showing publishers you're ready to promote
• Tips for your sample chapters

Why Take This Course?

This is a rare opportunity to take a course with an author who's really "done it all"-- I've had 27 books published, with three more on the way. They range from biographies and memoirs to true crime, reference, business and leadership, self-help, health, psychology, inspirational, and children's educational. 

Along the way, I've worked with multiple top agents and publishers, so I have a wide-ranging knowledge base about what sells and what doesn't, and what works in a book proposal. Plus, I'm one of those weirdos who actually likes writing book proposals. With any luck, I'm going to teach you how to like the process, too. It's pretty exciting to watch an idea take shape!

Course Details

You don't need anything to start this course except the desire to write a nonfiction book. If you have a strong idea for one, great. If not, you may find the inspiration for it here. 

This course is taught by video lecture and handouts.