how to build a book proposal

a free workshop for the nonfiction writers in the room

It took 6 months and 10 drafts to get my book proposal ready for The Hero and the Whore. I’m working on my next nonfiction book proposal and, so far, it’s been two months and I’m still working on the first draft. These things take time. My agent walked me through my first book proposal and showed me edits that needed to be made and things to keep my eye…