Have you ever been unsure about where your story is going next? Have you ever wondered about how to identify your audience and why that even matters? Have you ever been confused about what a good comp title is? Have you ever even maybe considered writing nonfiction?
Even if you only write fiction, this class is still for you! In it, we’ll discuss how to create a strong nonfiction book proposal and how the principles that guide nonfiction are also really important for everything from outlining your plot, marketing your book, and developing your brand as a writer.
Using a fake book proposal, we’ll explore the necessary components for a nonfiction book proposal and how thinking like a nonfiction writer helps you write fiction (and how thinking like a fiction writer will make you a better nonfiction writer!).
Rebecca Raskin is a former nonfiction editor. She primarily worked at HarperCollins editing economics, politics, and popular science books. After years as a book editor, she took inspiration from many of the authors she worked with and left publishing to pursue medicine. She is now a first year medical student and is doing research on scientific communication and making science accessible for general audiences.
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About the Instructor
Rebecca Raskin
I was an editor at HarperCollins with experience working in both nonfiction and fiction, including romance, mystery, commercial fiction, wellness, business and politics. I have a BA in English Literature and Language from Smith College and a Copyediting Certificate from the UC San Diego Extension.
I started my publishing career as an intern at Folio Literary Management where I worked primarily with women’s fiction, romance and select nonfiction. I became an agent’s assistant and then moved to Kensington Publishing Corp. As an editorial assistant at Kensington, I worked on women’s fiction, romance, mysteries, and thrillers for two years. I then moved over to work on nonfiction. I now work primarily on nonfiction on a daily basis but I have continued freelance editing romance and women’s fiction. I love working with authors to hone their voice and their story. It is so much fun to get to read all day and help writers bring their projects to life.