Book Building with Savanah

Book Building with Savanah

Watch me build out a memoir proposal in real time with cowgirl and mental health activist Savanah McCarty (@thevelvetspur), whose plans to write her own memoir were halted by a traumatic brain injury in 2022. Support our journey here!

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Formatting your “comp title” section in a book proposal

Formatting strategies for the comparative title section of a book proposal, plus a look at how I write and format mine!

Sep 20

Finding the right tone for a memoir proposal

Craft decisions on the syntax level, dignified desire, and how I'm learning to translate English into English for a book proposal that I'm writing.

Aug 23

How to find comp titles for a book you haven't written yet

In which I walk readers through an exercise to help clarify the company your future book will keep

Aug 2

Introducing The Savanah Project

An opportunity to watch a book proposal get built behind the scenes in real time with contributions going toward a very mighty cause.

Jul 19

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