I have always found it extremely difficult to write a pitch / proposal / etc for my own work. This gives me a sense of how to approach it with more fun and creativity. But I wonder what thoughts are on hiring someone to write a good book proposal for you. Definitely you might miss out on the learning process mentioned here ... but you'd also get the perspective of how a reader might see the work. Thoughts?
I get that it can be a challenge to do this yourself! I have been hired to write book proposals but I always tell clients it'll be so much better if they do it, then hire me or someone else to edit it. One solution might be coaching--it's more collaborative. You get to bounce your story off of someone else and put two brains to work on how best to encapsulate it all in proposal form.
I have always found it extremely difficult to write a pitch / proposal / etc for my own work. This gives me a sense of how to approach it with more fun and creativity. But I wonder what thoughts are on hiring someone to write a good book proposal for you. Definitely you might miss out on the learning process mentioned here ... but you'd also get the perspective of how a reader might see the work. Thoughts?
I get that it can be a challenge to do this yourself! I have been hired to write book proposals but I always tell clients it'll be so much better if they do it, then hire me or someone else to edit it. One solution might be coaching--it's more collaborative. You get to bounce your story off of someone else and put two brains to work on how best to encapsulate it all in proposal form.
That idea makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the thoughts.
I’m in the process of writing a book proposal for my memoir. I couldn’t agree more with what Kenney says here.