Several readers
of these poems
have written asking
how to write
a book proposal.
Try Query Letters first.
One page max.
Like this:
Dear Agent or Editor,
I wrote a book
on a good subject
(Say what it’s about:
Jews and Arabs
are my subject)
This book tells the story
of (anything at all).
Here’s why I
am the right person
to write this book
(I have an unusual
point of view)
Then illustrate
your point of view
with One Good Example.
Odds are good
that if you persist
you can find someone
who’ll like it enough
to help.
PS I’m on WBAI tonight for All of Us.
Tuesday, April 16, 9-10pm
Turn your radio dial to WBAI 99.5 FM and listen to Janet Coleman on CAT RADIO CAFÉ: as she interviews writer and activist Esther Cohen about her new book - ALL OF US: STORIES AND POEMS ALONG ROUTE 17.