Start Your Book Proposal With These Three Sections

Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling breaks down which three sections authors should use to start their book proposals.
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10 Book Proposal Writing Goals for 2026

Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling helps writers set 10 book proposal writing goals for a successful 2026.
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Coping With Publishing Heartbreak: Brownie Bites and Bad Poetry

Author R.L. Maizes discusses the various forms of publishing heartbreak and counts all the ways to cope with them.
https://www.writersdigest.com/coping-with-publishing-heartbreak-brownie-bites-and-bad-poetry

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8 Components of Your Author Platform for Your Book Proposal

Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling shares eight components of your author platform for your book proposal.
https://www.writersdigest.com/8-components-of-your-author-platform-for-your-book-proposal

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How I Found My Agent (Or, How My Agent Found Me)

Author Laura Bishop shares the story of how she found her agent (or, more accurately, how her agent found her).
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Querying With One Manuscript, Going on Submission With Another

Debut author Rona Wang reveals how she landed an agent with one query and manuscript, but then ultimately published a different one.
https://www.writersdigest.com/querying-with-one-manuscript-going-on-submission-with-another

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Of Cliffs and Wings: An Author’s Journey From Indie to Traditional Publishing

Author H. Leighton Dickson details her circuitous journey from attempted traditional publishing to indie publishing and back to traditional.
https://www.writersdigest.com/of-cliffs-and-wings-an-authors-journey-from-indie-to-traditional-publishing

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What are BISAC codes and how do I use them?

BISAC codes are the industry standard for categorizing books. Learn when and how you might be able to use them.
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How to Make More Human (and Successful) Pitches

In an increasingly sophisticated AI environment, author and podcaster Matty Dalrymple shares how to make more human (and successful) pitches.
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How Practice Pitching the Wrong Book Got Me My Agent

Author K. Valentin shares how taking a chance on pitching agents via Zoom eventually led to representation of her debut novel.
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