How to Write a Book Proposal

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2023

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

In today's "Craftwork" episode, a conversation with Courtney Maum about how to write a good book proposal. Courtney is the author of five books, including the groundbreaking publishing guide that Vanity Fair recently named one of the ten best books for writers, Before and After the Book Deal and the memoir The Year of the Horses, chosen by The Today Show as the best read for mental health awareness. The paperback edition publishes this week! A writing coach, executive director of the nonprofit learning collaborative “The Cabins,” and educator, Courtney's mission is to help people hold on to the joy of art-making in a culture obsessed with turning artists into brands. You can sign up for her publishing tips newsletter and online masterclasses at her website. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey you guys. This is Brad Listy. This is the Other People podcast. How's it going out there?
0:07.0	I'm in Los Angeles. I hope you're doing all right wherever you are. Thanks for tuning in. Let's do some craft work.
0:14.0	Today on the podcast, my guest is Courtney Maum. I'm very excited to have her here on the show.
0:20.5	She is the author of five books,
0:22.5	including a book called Before and After the Book Deal. It was named by Vanity Fair Magazine
0:29.8	as one of the ten best books for writers. Most recently, Courtney Maum published a memoir.
0:37.1	It's called The Year of the Horses and it drops this week in trade paperback.
0:43.3	It's going to happen on Valentine's Day so you can get the Year of the Horses for your Valentine.
0:49.3	What do you think about that?
0:51.3	Courtney Mom is a very industrious human being. She is an excellent literary
0:56.4	citizen. She is a writing coach, an educator. She is the executive director of a non-profit learning
1:03.1	collaborative called The Cabins. She writes a widely read and beloved newsletter that you can sign up for at her website,
1:12.8	CourtneyMom.com, and at CourtneyMomom.com, there is a full slate of online masterclasses
1:21.2	that you can take from her. You can learn all about the business of publishing, writing-related
1:27.0	stuff.
1:27.5	It's all there at CourtneyMom.com, including a class on writing book proposals.
1:33.9	So that is what I'm going to be talking with Courtney Mom about today, how to write a good
1:39.2	book proposal.
1:40.4	And if you like what you hear, but you want to dive deeper, just go to CourtneyMombe.com and click on the
1:45.5	classes and events tab. You'll see it. And you can explore all that she has to offer. It is a trove
1:53.9	of insight and information and learning related to writing and the business of publishing.
2:02.2	She's an excellent resource.
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