Back in the old days, a prospective academic author could submit a manuscript —sometimes even a barely reworked dissertation — and book editors would consider it for publication. Now, even if you’ve ...

If you want to publish a book, the first thing you’ll need to do is to put together a book proposal. Follow these 4 steps to craft one publishers will love. Most executives, however, are hoping to ...

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can ...

A prospective author looking for the how-tos of writing a book proposal will find no end of advice and templates on the internet. Harder to track down is clear advice about the more intangible aspects ...

I’ve never given birth before, but... ... after I “gave birth to” my first book, I said, “Oh heck no, this shop is closed for business for a while” in the ...

A good book proposal usually includes: 1. Title, Sub Title, and Author’s Name. Be sure your title clearly explains what your book is about. 2. Overview. Give a succinct description of your book, how ...

Question: I want to write a professional development book. What is your number 1 piece of advice for a first-time author? Question by: Will "It's a popular niche, so you need to ensure that the book ...

Getting from the concept or idea of a book you’d like to write to a finished product is a long journey, and like any journey, it begins with some simple first steps. To help you get started, here are ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an entrepreneur who writes proposals all the time, here’s the one universal truth I can tell you about them: No two proposals are ever ...

My phone pinged with a text from an old graduate-school friend who, like me, is now a professor. He had just heard that I signed a contract with Random House to write a “trade” book. Could I talk with ...

In the proposal for my most recent book, Free to Move, I had to confront the fact that there are numerous previous works on all three types of "voting with your feet" addressed in my project: ...