GSWC Day 29 & 30

Hey everyone!

Seeing as it is near the end of February, I am going to jam these last 3 entries into one day so that I am done at the end of February. I'm really excited that I have done all of these. I think it has been a great experience this month for me to have a challenge like this for every day. I feel like I have learned a lot, and there is still a lot that I need to work on. That being said... Let's get down to work.

Day 29-
Today's Prompt: For today’s task, define the unique selling point of your book. If you want to impress publishing folk, let them know that you know what your USP (unique selling point) is.

He offers advice on using the competitive and comparative books to find the unique thing about your own. He also suggest somehow incorporating that into your book title. As I have already come up with a title for my novel, I'm not exactly sure about this. I'll have to go back and do this on my own time when I go to compare the books. I have a feeling that there is going to be a lot out there. As stated in my last post, I will update on that one I find more info about it.

Day 30-
Today's Prompt: For today’s task, assemble your book proposal. This will require getting everything together from earlier.

Cover (or query) letter. This better include the proposed title, unique selling point(s), and very brief bio.
Book overview. This breaks down the important parts of the book.
Book outline. Outlines are often done in paragraph form and provide all the major elements of the book.
Author bio. Unlike the bio in a query/cover letter, provide everything that might help your publisher help you sell books.
Sample chapters. Some publishers may request 2-3 chapters, others may want 40-50 pages. Make these sample pages exceptional.
Marketing info. This is where you define your target audience and ways to reach them.
Competitive title analysis. This is where you identify successful books that are comparable and competitive with yours. Remember to identify how your title differs from each.

After the assignment, he talks about how different publishers will want different things for their submissions and to just follow their directions. If you can't follow the directions for the submission guidelines, it makes it hard for them to choose your work because it says you might not be able to follow directions on other things either.

As far as this task goes for me, I am still in the drafting and editing mode of my novel. But I know that this will come in handy for when I am getting ready to submit my book proposal to publishers.

-Lizzy