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Book Title (in center of page)
by
Author Name
one or two sentence logline
Author's name
Address
City, State ZIP
Phone
Email address
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Your last name page 2
Marketing Pitch: The pitch compares this book to others on the market (for example, saying the book is a cross between “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Cinderella.”) and explain (briefly) why this book would sell.
Book Synopsis: The synopsis covers the complete story-arc of the book (beginning, middle, end.) It should give a sense of the voice of the main character or the feel of the book (if the book is humorous, the synopsis should not be dry and uninteresting.)
The synopsis shouldn't be more than a page or two in length. Be sure to review the submissions requirements on the publisher's website, and follow their directions. Every publisher is different!
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Your last name
page 3
Character Descriptions: Write a concise paragraph, no more than 5 sentences, for each character, beginning with your Main Character. Give his age, character traits. Don't forget his motivation or conflict that drives him. Make sure you are clear that this is his story.
Character name 2: Then continue on to describe the next character, and so on. Show what motivates each character, and how each directly or indirectly impacts the main character.
An alternative way to do Character descriptions is like this:
Character Descriptions: Your main character begins the descriptive paragraph. You say that this is his story and describe what he wants, his goal. Describe what stands in his way. Along his journey, he is helped by his friend, next character. Describe the next character and explain his role, and what motivates him. Don't forget his age and describe any conflicts he faces. Then bring in the next character who might be the antagonist. Create tension by briefly describing how his character causes conflict with the main character. Continue introducing each character until all the important characters are presented.
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