<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In Game Plan for Getting Published, literary agent Maryann Karinch tells non-fiction authors how to present a book project to an agent and work with a commercial publisher.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Karinch, who founded The Rudy Agency in 2004, describes a query letter and proposal in detail and provides samples of each. She also introduces the reader to the process of working with a publisher.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The book is concise, humorous, and includes references to other material that would be useful to a first-time author of any genre of non-fiction. Authors of novels would also benefit from the insights included on writing a query letter and book promotion.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Game Plan for Getting Published has generous doses of insider information, some of which come from Karinch's own experience as a commercially published author. The book also gives step-by-step guidance on development of a promotion plan, which is now a required element of most proposals for works of non-fiction.</span></p><p><br></p><p>The book is divided into four parts: the Query Letter, the Proposal, the Contract, and Promotion Is Part of Publishing--Tips and Tricks.</p>