query letter tips

Series: 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing (Part 7): Stop Sending Manuscripts—The Case for the Nonfiction Book Proposal

Welcome to the final installment of my series, 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing. We end with one of the most common and costly mistakes nonfiction writers make: sending an agent a full manuscript instead of a nonfiction book proposal. Why Sending a Manuscript Sabotages Your Chances This happens constantly. A writer, proud […]

Series: 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing (Part 5): How to Sharpen Your Query Letter—From Overwritten to Irresistible

Welcome back to my series, 7 Things ChatGPT Can’t Tell You About Publishing. So far, we’ve tackled four pitfalls I see time and again in query letters and proposals: Today, we turn to pitfall number five: the overwritten query letter. If you’ve ever worried about how to sharpen your query letter, whether because your pitch […]