Hey Clan!
In this episode of Writers Chat, junior literary agents Cherrilynn Bisbano and Bethany Morehead share their expertise on creating the comparative section of book proposals.
Creating the perfect book proposal can be a daunting task. When it comes to the comparative section, many scratch their head.
What comparative titles should I use? How many do I need? How far back can I go before a title is too old?
If you’ve asked yourself these questions and more, then you won’t want to miss this episode!
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Live Chat Links
- Do you need help making your book proposal shine? Visit Cherrilynn at The Write Proposal
- While proposal samples are subjective to the agency or publishing house (and should always be researched ahead of time) Hartline Literary Agency has both fiction and nonfiction proposal samples to give you an idea of preferred content.
- Hartline Fiction Proposal Sample
- Hartline’s Nonfiction Proposal Sample
- Cyle Young’s submission guidelines offer great advice, not only for those wishing to submit to him, but for general submissions and genre specific advice.
- Cyle Young offers The Polished Draft on YouTube. These videos demonstrate a method of self-editing before you submit.
- Are you looking for a place to network with like-minded writers who want to help you succeed in your writing goals? Become a member of Writers Chat and discover excellent resources at Serious Writer!
- Networking at Writers Conferences offers you a great chance to connect with fellow writers, professionals, and…submit those book proposals! Two great conferences to try are the North Carolina Christian Writers Conference and the Ohio Christian Writers Conference.
Meet our Guests!
Cherrilynn Bisbano is the founder of The Write Proposal book proposal services. As submissions reader and junior literary agent with Cyle Young, Cherrilynn learned the importance of a professional book proposal and many other aspects of the literary world.
As managing editor of Almost an Author, she helped the website earn the #6 spot on the Top 100 best writing websites for 2018 by The Write Life and Top 101 Websites for writers with Writers Digest. She is an accomplished author, speaker, and teacher.
Bethany Morehead is a Jr. Agent at Hartline Literary Agency and Associate Agent at Cyle Young Literary Elite.
She keeps her own personal blog focusing on ministry, being a wife, and relationships. When she is not jotting stories down on restaurant napkins, she enjoys being a mommy to a two year old Golden Retriever pup named Rufus and a wife to her husband. She has always had a love for sharing stories and showing her emotions through words. She loves to connect via social media and her blog www.bethanymorehead.com. She is acquiring in the genres of Children’s Board and Picture Books, Romantic Fiction, and Speculative Fiction.
