"Writing a book? Discover the secrets to getting published! Most writers start with a blank page and write their entire manuscript before they consider the process of selling their book to a publisher. According to author and acquisitions editor Terry Whalin, that approach is backwards! 90% of nonfiction books are sold from their book proposal, not their manuscript! The book proposal contains elements that will never appear in a book's manuscript but these details are essential to executives deciding to publish or reject a book... Learn how to draft an impressive book proposal today... "--Back cover.