Your book idea deserves more than a blank page.
You’ve been dreaming of writing a book for ages—but when it comes to shaping the idea, pitching it, or proving to a literary agent that your book is marketable, you’re not sure where to start.
That’s exactly what this book proposal worksheet is for.
These prompts walk you through the building blocks of a strong book proposal: clarifying your themes, identifying your audience, finding your comp titles, and answering the all-important question: why you, why now.
Don’t let procrastination or not knowing where to start hold you back
Hi, I’m Lindsey. After years of querying novels and racking up rejections, I switched to nonfiction. My book proposal didn’t just land me one of the first agents I queried, it got compliments from agents who passed—but were impressed by the quality of the sample chapters and the proposal.
What helped me stand out?
It’s simple. I spent years listening and learning from industry experts to understand what a book proposal needed to do. I asked myself hard questions until I felt not just clear in my idea, but confident in my book and my qualifications as a writer.
I also worked my ass off on marketing and building a platform, but that’s another story!
This worksheet distills what I learned into a clear, focused tool so you can stop spinning your wheels and start building something real.
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