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Ready to get your story told and sold?
Wildbrand’s book proposal packages allow you to increase your authority, generate thought leadership and get your story in the hot little hands of your ideal client. The best part? With a kick-ass book proposal, you can sell the book to a publishing house before you even write it.
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Introducing: Book Proposals for Pros
Think of a book proposal as your book’s first impression—our pro editorial team will make sure yours sticks! If you’re serious about getting your story told and sold, we can help with our expert book proposal consulting, editing, and ghostwriting services.
Did you know: you don't need to write a book to sell one?
When it comes to non-fiction books, the first step to becoming a traditionally published author is creating a kick-ass book proposal. If you’re serious about getting published, you're going to need a proposal.
Whether you want to get published to promote your business, fulfill your dream of becoming an author, or leave a legacy, you’re going to need one of these bad boys to get your story told—and sold!
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Packages & Pricing
We make it simple to create a kick-ass book proposal
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Consulting
You write your book proposal, we guide you through the entire process from start to finish.
Initial 1:1 proposal consultation
Book proposal template
4 hours of guidance calls to use as needed throughout your book proposal creation
Unlimited email support
30-minute book marketing consultation
Curated list of 5 top literary agents specific to your project
Full proposal edit on completion
Proposal written for you
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Editing
RecommendedYou write the proposal, we guide you through the process and edit the whole damn thing.
Initial 1:1 proposal consultation
Book proposal template
4 hours of guidance calls to use as needed throughout your book proposal creation
Unlimited email support
30-minute book marketing consultation
Curated list of 5 top literary agents specific to your project
Full proposal edit on completion
Proposal written for you
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Writing
In close consultation with you, we'll strategize, write and edit your entire book proposal from start to finish.
Initial 1:1 proposal consultation
Professionally written and formatted book proposal (note: does not include ghostwriting sample chapters; these will be quoted separately, if required)
Weekly check-ins & progress updates throughout the project
Unlimited email support
30-minute book marketing consultation
Curated list of 5 top literary agents specific to your project
Payment plans available.
Meet our book proposal expert, Arizona Bell
Arizona Bell
Arizona Bell is the author of “Soul Magic: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Mystics” (Macmillan) and professional ghostwriter who has helped numerous clients write irresistible book proposals that have quickly sold to major publishers (with hefty $$ advances to boot!). She is passionate about helping people tell and sell their stories. Arizona lives the ‘pure vida’ life in Mexico with her three-legged pup, Leo.
What people are sayin’
“I have great news, I have been offered two publishing contracts for my book. I appreciate all the help you gave me when I wrote my book proposal.”
Lonneke Botello Hernandez,
forthcoming author of The Food Fountain of Youth
“If you need someone who can take what is in your head and heart and expertly communicate it, on brand, look no further than Arizona Bell. Stop spinning your wheels—hire her.”
Susanne J. Wilson, MA, The Carefree Medium
“You’re very good at giving encouraging, but constructive and direct feedback. It’s a hard skill to master and you’re masterful at it. I continue to know with every interaction even more why I was so drawn to work with you. You’re awesome.”
–Jill Brown, Eight Stars Astrology
“Arizona turned a stressful task into a fun collaboration—one in which I felt truly seen. She took my words and made them better without losing the original vibe that was uniquely mine. So simple and easy to work with. I highly recommend her.”
Melanie Huestis, Energy Alchemist
Got questions?
We’ve got answers.
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Think of a book proposal as your book’s first impression and its business plan. It showcases not only your genius writing talent and topic idea but also the book’s marketability to potential publishers. Essentially the book proposal explains who you are, why your book should exist, why it will succeed and why a publisher should be confident in making an investment into you.
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While proposal length varies tremendously depending on project, most are somewhere around 25-50 pages double-spaced (10,000-20,000 words), not including sample chapters, and it’s not unheard of for a proposal to top out at 75 pages once sample chapters are included. In other words: writing a book proposal is no small endeavor!
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If you are looking to publish with a traditional publisher, the next step is to send your book proposal to literary agents. All major publishing houses require a literary agent to serve as the broker in book purchases. Once a literary agent picks up your book and takes you on as a client, they will then help you polish the proposal and start “shopping it around” to various publishing houses.
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No! In fact, you shouldn’t. Not for nonfiction book proposals (fiction is a different story, no pun intended!). The most you’ll need for a nonfiction book proposal is 1-2 well-polished sample chapters. And please note: even if your book manuscript is complete, you still are not off the hook for writing a book proposal—it's required to play in the big leagues.
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Ready to get published?
Tell us a little more about you and your book idea and let’s do the damn thing!