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Want to publish your book?

Learn how--it's easier than you think!

Charismatic authors and literary agents Jeff Herman and Deborah Levine Herman have successfully sold nearly 1,000 titles and learned--through trial and error--how to write a flawless book proposal that publishers can't resist. Now you can benefit from their hard…

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Two literary agents had the brilliant idea to share examples of book proposals of authors that actually sold! In the margins of the book proposals, the authors point out different parts of the book proposal, what was great, and why it was great. The comments included in the margins can aid aspiring authors in coming up with creative ideas for their own book proposals and help them avoid pitfalls that turn agents off.

The book starts with brief chapters on the tools used to pitch to literary agents and publishers. The lessons are…

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