The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals

Moira Allen's well-written and attractively-presented guidebook hits time and again on a central theme: follow the rules. Allen succeeds in communicating the editor's task in facing an enormous quantity of queries and proposals. The quantity of work gives an edge to the proposer who has respected his intended publisher sufficiently to find out just how they want the proposal and then to follow those guidelines. There is more... Read Full Review

This book helped me get an assignment to write an article on speculation with my first response to a query. Using Ms. Allen's advice, I decided to try freelance writing and sent out 7 queries. My first two responses arrived on the same day--the assignment and a form rejection letter; her book prepared me for both! Her concrete examples, understanding of what editors look for, and detailed explanation of query construction... Read Full Review

I found Moira Allen's book on "Queries, Pitches & Proposals" to be very inspiring and helpful in my quest to become a published author. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking publication!

With chapters on everything from Fiction Proposals to selling your Syndicate Column, this book will be a big help to anyone seeking to inprove their chances of getting published. The book has 23 chapters, one which deals with succeeding in a scheduled online chat, another with tips for international writers. There are many sample queries, a full sample fiction synopsis, anatomy of a synopsis, etc. I found this book very helpful... Read Full Review

Writers need to develop strong proposals to even get their work read: Moira Allen's The Writer's Guide To Queries, Pitches & Proposals provides both beginning and experienced writers with tips and practical examples on how to write queries for publications ranging from books to columns. Insights on approaches which work also provide keys to understanding the publishing industry as a whole.