Getting Editor Attention

Here's a link to a free recording of teleseminar which Diane Eble, a book publishing coach and author, interviewing Terry Whalin, literary agent and former acquisitions editor for several publishing companies. At Ask Terry Whalin :: Replay you can also download an audio file of the same recording. Whalin answers questions about how to get editors' attention, hold it, and write rejection-proof query letters and proposals. Whalin claims that only ten percent of all nonfiction books proposed ever get published, and writers need editors' backing to champion a proposal through the acquisition process. He also explains how to build a "platform" to make your writing more attractive to editors and desirable to publishers.