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The Pitch Track: Nonfiction
Welcome!
About Your Instructor
A Message from Jennie Nash (3:50)
About Getting Technical Support
Glossary of Terms
Prepare for the Course
Goals of the Pitch Track
What Is a Book Proposal Anyway? (5:00)
Selling a Nonfiction Book
The Agent's Place In the Publishing Universe (5:25)
What Do You Want In an Agent?
Step 1: Book Overview
What Is a Synopsis? (7:51)
The Elements of a Synopsis
Synopsis Case Studies
Write Your Synopsis
Step 2: Author Bio and Photo
Write an Author Bio
Get an Author Photo
Step 3: Competitive Titles
Who's Your Ideal Reader? (4:58)
Research Competitive Titles (3:37)
Organize Your Competitive Titles
Step 4: Audience Analysis
Audience Analysis (4:15)
Step 5: Annotated Table of Contents
The Annotated Table of Contents (2:54)
Step 6: Marketing Plan
How Are Your Favorite Authors Reaching YOU?
Where Can You Find Your Ideal Reader?
Putting Together Your Marketing Plan (1:41)
Step 8: Putting Together Your Proposal
Putting Together Your Whole Proposal (1:19)
Step 9: Researching Agents
Start a Spreadsheet (5:41)
Finding Agents At Home
Finding Agents At the Bookstore (Real and Virtual)
Finding Agents at Writing Conferences (2:06)
Looking for Red Flags
Step 10: Developing a Pitch Strategy
A Little Tough Love Before We Begin (4:35)
A Letter to Doubt (45:40)
What Do You Want In an Agent – the Nitty-Gritty
Rank Your List
Personalize Your Queries (1:29)
How To Pitch – the Batch Process
Things That Might Happen Next (1:39)
Step 6: Writing a Query Letter
What Is a Query Letter? (3:27)
The Elements of a Query
The Core of the Query
Adding Competitive Titles to a Query
Query Case Studies
Write Your Query
Step 11: Preparing for Conferences
Pitching at Writing Conferences
A Word About Twitter Pitch Contests
Step 12: Make Sure Everything Is Pitch Perfect
Get Feedback On Your Proposal
Step 13: After the Pitch
Choosing the Right Agent (2:46)
When To Walk Away (4:00)
Next Steps
Make Sure You're On the Right Track
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Share Your Success Story
What Do You Want In an Agent – the Nitty-Gritty
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