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Want to land a publisher for your nonfiction book?
In this masterclass, you’ll learn the key to writing a book that readers will line up to buy, The 3 biggest mistakes aspiring authors make, and how to get a book deal (even if you're not famous or well-connected).
For more in-depth instruction, complete with sample book proposal, templates and worksheets so you never have to start from the blank page, plus my personalized advice on live calls,, scroll down to learn about my flagship course Breakthrough Book Proposal.
Ready to work together?
It's time to make your book a reality.
It's time to make your book a reality.
If you have a message or story that you believe in, and you’re willing to put your whole heart into it, I know how to help you get noticed. Let's develop, position, and pitch your book!
8 Weeks to a Book Proposal that Sells.
You’re ready to hold your book in your hands...see it in bookstores...sign it on stages.
Trust me, it’s a hell of a feeling! But you don't just want to add to the noise. This definitely isn't a vanity project for you or a scheme to get rich quick.
You want to make an impact with your words and help readers see the world in a new way.
So you're ready to make a difference with your book.
Publication day!
Easier said than done, right?
Easier said than done, right?
- The publishing industry seems mysterious and intimidating.
- You worry that you’re not famous enough or expert enough or that everything you write has been said before.
- It's such a huge project that you don't know where to start and fear you'll never be able to follow through.
- Maybe you've already been ignored or rejected by people in the industry, so you're starting to wonder if you have what it takes.
If You're Anything Like Most of My Authors...
My path from laid off flight attendant to writing for places like the New York Times and landing a Big-5 book deal came with a heck of a lot of turbulence. If there is a mistake to be made, I've made it. If there's an insecurity to be felt, I've felt it!
I now have more than 15 years in this industry, and I STILL feel that way sometimes. All of my clients have felt that way, too. So I guarantee that you’re in really good company.
All authors feel that way!
It's Not Just You....
I'll Let you In on a Secret....
Those fears are a good thing! It would take some serious arrogance to walk into a new industry and think you already know what you're doing.
Alexa Signed With a Top Agent in Just Two Weeks!
In the video above, Alexa tells you all about her experience in BBP. Then, 24-hours after recording, this she started getting offers from agents and signed with Folio Literary Management!
In the video below, Alexa tells you all about writing her proposal inside BBP and how quickly she got requests from agents. (UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after filming, she got her first offer, followed by another just a couple of days later. She's now represented by Folio Literary Management.)
With strategy, step-by-step lessons, a goldmine of templates, you’ll be able to write a winning book proposal without getting overwhelmed or off-track.
Breakthrough Book Proposal
Introducing...
We figure out what makes your book special.
FIRST...
We showcase your story and sales potential.
SECOND...
We find the right agents and wow them with your query!
THIRD...
- Learn to effectively research the market and find your special sauce
- Begin to articulate the “hook” that will attract publishers and readers
- Prove the world needs your book with comparative titles’ section
- Demonstrate eager buyers in your audience section
- Learn the most effective ways to demonstrate credibility and visibility
- Find the key to writing your most powerful author bio (even if you don’t have a massive platform)
- Shape your book's structure to take readers on a transformational journey
- Give yourself a step-by-step writing plan you can easily follow to The End
What you'll learn
Develop Your Irresistible Hook
Showcase Your Story & Sales Potential
PHASE 1
Phase 2
LET'S BREAK it DOWN
In 8 weeks, we'll develop the irresistible hook that will make your book fly off the shelves and then showcase that sales potential in a proposal that convinces agents and publishers you're the real deal. Don't worry — I will be sharing all of the details down below!
Wow Your Ideal Agents With Your Query
PHASE 3
- Use my trusted templates to create watertight, personalized query letters that will jump out of the slush pile
- Query your first batch of agents!
- Learn what to do when you get an offer (or you don’t)
Click here to see the complete
BREAKTHROUGH BOOK PROPOSAL TIMELINE
LIVE OFFICE HOURS: We’ll work through your blocks, up-level your strategy, and make sure you implement and successfully pitch your proposal. My office hours are your main opportunity to get personalized instruction and advice from me, apart from a select few retreats and 1:1 coaching slots per year (starting at $5,000).
I promise this is not one of those classes where 100 people call in and three people get a hot seat. You WILL get time with me. If there are ever too many people to give each student the attention they deserve, I’ll add another call.
I will stay on every call until ALL pre-submitted questions are answered.
Monthly Live Office Hours
6 months access to
+ 6 Months of Live Group Support
Although the core lessons are recorded so that you can learn when it’s most convenient for you, there is no substitution for personalized advice and support. That’s we’ll be together live twice every month, so you don’t have to write do this alone!
Live Query Letter Review: When you've completed all of the lessons and are ready to pitch, you can submit your query letter for my feedback on our next call
Now with a live query letter review!
We'll cover literary agent basics inside the Breakthrough Book Proposal classroom, but you'll also get access to a serious deep dive in my popular course to help you land the right literary agent. Students have landed agents, traditional book deals with small presses, trade presses, and big NY houses like Hachette, Penguin Random House, St. Martin’s, and Bloomsbury.
What you'll get:
Query Like a Pro
($425 value)
BONUS 1: land the right agent
Worksheets to easily distill your entire book into 200 attention-getting words
Cheat sheet to write your bio, even if you don’t have an MFA, big platform, or publishing experience
The complete library of my video lessons, screenshares, and tutorials PLUS 30 pages of tools, including
Workbook to help you recognize and impress the right agents for your book
Swipe file of easy personalized openings
Book Proposal Template
Synopsis worksheet to distill your entire book into a compelling 1-3 pages
Customizable submission tracker to stay organized
Follow up script that prompts responses
5 questions to ask an agent when they make an offer
Example Synopses
Sample Query Letters
You're also going to get:
I want to make sure you get results
An overview lesson on what agents and publishers REALLY want to see…and how to quickly and effectively deliver it
PDF with 149 Ways to Build Your Author Platform (many you’ve never thought of!)
My complete “As Seen In” Academy (Regularly $147) with everything you need to become a media source or get your essays published by big media. Students have been published in Harper's, the Los Angeles Times, Women’s Health, Ms. magazine, Today, The Atlantic and more.
The replay, slide deck, and workbook from Carol Cox’s powerful workshop, Speak Your Way to Publication (Regularly $495 ). She’s had a student land an agent at a conference, promote her book on morning TV, and another has gotten 2 million views on her TED talk.
Platform-Building Bundle
($375 Value)
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need a social media presence to get a book deal. But you do need credibility and a way to reach readers. In this bundle, you’ll get ideas for a number of ways you can build a platform—that fit your interests, personality, and talents. Plus, you’ll get a serious deep dive and all the tools you need for three of the best (and fastest) ways to create a swoon-worthy platform: speaking, writing essays, and being a media source.
What you'll get:
PDF on How (and Where) to Start a Platform with Literary Citizenship
Advice on how to land blurbs and endorsements from other authors or experts
BONUS 2: Build Your AUthor Platform
Before working with Tiffany, I had almost given up hope of securing traditional publishing for my memoir. Tiffany held my hand through the process of creating a polished proposal. She helped me find the best agents for my project, and cheered me on when the proposal requests and offers came in. After two weeks of querying, I landed the perfect agent for me....and then a lucrative book deal.
Zoe Landed a Lucrative Agent and Book Deal
Yes, You Can Get Results!
"Tiffany broke a giant project into weekly steps and encouraged me to keep going until I finished. She understands what needs to be done and explains each part clearly.
I always knew what I needed to do and did not get overwhelmed by the whole project. I was thrilled to be sending out my query letter and book proposal. Two of the agents I queried quickly asked for the whole proposal and one of them is now representing my book!”
Lisa Landed an Agent and Book deal
—Dr. Zoe Shaw, therapist, podcaster, author of Reckon With Her (forthcoming 2024, Simon & Schuster)
—Lisa Niver, journalist, blogger, and author of Brave(ish), (forthcoming 2024, Post Hill Press)
"Working with Tiffany is amazing on so many levels. She helps writers gain so much power and purpose through their words. She provides needed insight and experience based on her own incredibly successful writing career. And, maybe most of all, she fosters the authentic sense of confidence that ALL writers need. Tiffany is the best!"
Scott's Book is in Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores
—Scott Simon, non-profit founder, author of Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Live Your Most Courageous Life
(Hachette Book Group)
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ENROLL NOW
- My complete step-by-step system
- Recorded lessons covering every element of a proposal so you can confidently work at your own pace
- 6 months LIVE support in the Breakthrough Author Mastermind
- Every worksheet, cheat sheet, template, and sample proposal from the full program, so you never start from a blank page
Everything you need to develop, position, and pitch your book.
- Wrangle your ideas into one IRRESISTIBLE “hook”
- Showcase your book’s sales potential, even if you’re not sure your PLATFORM is big enough
- Create a rock-solid outline and sample chapters that will CAPTIVATE readers all the way to “The End”
$975
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WHAT STudents ARE SAYING...
Before working with her, I’d queried agents and gotten no response despite having the opening chapter of my book published in a major journal. I’d thought my query and synopsis were good but thanks to Tiffany, they are SO much stronger."
— Robert Kerbeck, Award-Winning Traditionally Published Author
“Thanks to Tiffany, I had seven agents reading my manuscript! ”
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— ZOey
“This program helped me level-up my business!”
Rhonda wrote a better book and landed a book deal!
In the video below, Rhonda explains that she got more from this program than a book deal: when it came time to deliver the manuscript, the work she'd done in Breakthrough Book Proposal made her book much easier and more efficient to write…and better.
In the video below, Rhonda explains that she got even more from this program than a book deal: when it came time to deliver the manuscript, the work she'd done in Breakthrough Book Proposal made her book much easier and more efficient to write…and better.
This is for you if:
You need to finally make time for Your Book
You're WRiting Fiction
YOu Have a Nonfiction Story Or message You believe in
Your goal is to get rich overnight
you're ready to work STrategically toWard The best version of your book
It's not for you if...
YOU Only want a Book if it will be Quick & easy
But Will This Work For me?
I’m an award-winning traditionally published author and writing coach. I have an MFA in creative writing, more than 15 years experience in the publishing industry, and have written for places like The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, GQ, The Week, and NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
I’ve been on both sides of the desk—as a writer pitching my heart out, and as a gatekeeper reviewing queries from publicists and writers. I know what it takes to get an agent or publisher’s attention.
My students and clients have traditionally published with big NY houses and smaller literary presses, self-published, won awards, reached #1 Amazon bestseller status, and been featured in places like the LA Times, Narratively, McSweeney’s, Harpers, and The Atlantic.
Hi, I'm Tiffany
About your Instructor....
This program is the only one of its kind because...
you'll get All the tools & Strategy you need to stand out from the slush pile
Never stare at a blank page.
I've strategically designed each lesson to build on the last so that each section of your proposal feels entirely doable.
You'll also have worksheets, templates, and cheat sheets to for every single step. Use them as a jumping off point to write a highly personalized proposal that will show off your book's unique value.
A war chest of sample proposals will help you envision various ways of highlighting your particular strengths.
LIVE Coaching Calls
PRIVATE COMMUNITY
WORKSHEETS & TEMPLATES
8-Module
Proven System
Industry Speakers & 4-Months Alumni Office Hours
Let's Write Your Book Proposal!
SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
You don't need....
Fame or Inside Connections
A message or a story you’re truly passionate about sharing
an MFA
The dedication to shape your vision into a compelling, Cohesive book
A Massive Social Media Audience
No matter how you publish, you DO need...
The willingness to promote your book based on your strengths.
Here's the THing...
"Tiffany Hawk's book proposal course is the best of its kind and well worth the investment. She not only walks you through writing a winning book proposal with excellent tools, she also greatly cares about your success. After taking her course, I am much more confident that I will be successful in writing and getting my book published. In fact, I just signed with a teriffic agent.
"Breakthrough Book Proposal is a fantastic investment. In little more than eight weeks I had a complete book proposal with sample chapters, a market plan, comparable titles, and more. Tiffany Hawk provided me with a course that was timely, well-organized, and delivered with both a high degree of professionalism and warmth that I believe everyone in the class greatly appreciated."
Tiffany's expertise, talent, humanity, and exemplary teaching skills are beyond compare. I have been fortunate enough to have some amazing, world-famous teachers and professors in my life, but none of them hold a candle. It was obvious that she took a personal interest in each student. She epitomized my own mantra at work: Promise low but Deliver High. Tiffany totally did.
Tiffany is full of knowledge and experience, and what sets her apart from other programs is how she structured the course. After this program, I knew precisely what to do to get from glowing passes from agents to a 'yes.' I only wish I had taken her approach sooner. The Breakthrough method is an ideal investment for someone just beginning or a writer who needs to rework their proposal/platform to ensure success. A few months after the course, I landed a traditional book deal!
Word on the street...
—Amy Bear, therapist, agented author
—Jennifer Griffith, writer and podcaster
—Craig Platt, attorney
—Patrick Moan
"Not only do I have a presentable, professional book proposal, but I have a better understanding of my idea. The guidance Tiffany provided helped shaping my content presentation, structure, and finally, the voice of my writing. As a person, she is extremely knowledgeable, honest, and empathetic, which made the lessons extremely useful and empowering. I quickly got interest from multiple agents."
—Kate Dudzik, cognitive scientist
—Joanne W. Lane Ed.D.
I met Tiffany through two friends; one had just signed a book deal after working with Tiffany, and the other was currently taking her group class. Both spoke rave reviews. With Tiffany's help, I was able to write a successful query letter and had three agents interested in my book. I just signed up with a large Agency and couldn't be happier. Thanks to Tiffany, I didn't give up. Not all book coaches are the same; she's the best around; hire Tiffany; she's a breath of fresh air.
—Diane, Strachowski, Ed.D.
"After a year of sending out my proposal and getting rejected or ignored, I found Tiffany. I am pleased to say working with her paid off. I recently pitched five agents, and within a day, I heard back from three that had requested the full proposal. I am shocked at how quickly Tiffany helped me open the door to so much attention. Working with her has been one of the best investments I have made in my business career."
—Alexa Schirm, nutritionist and podcaster
“Tiffany walks you through the book proposal process in systematic fashion guided by professional experience, excellent materials, enthusiasm, and a sincere desire to help you succeed in your publishing endeavors. She is readily available for questions, advice, and is a wealth of knowledge about how to navigate the literary field. As a result of taking her course, I was able to write a professional book proposal, which lead to book contract offers from educational publishing agencies.”
Do publishers even buy books from brand new authors?
Almost every single day. And the vast majority of my agented and published clients are first time authors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to finish the course?
While the course materials are designed to help you finish your proposal in 8 weeks, this is self-paced, so you can move as quickly or slowly as you need to. You will have access the class materials indefinitely, and if I ever close the course in the future, I will give you a minimum of 30 days notice so you have plenty of time to download anything you still need. You will have 6 months access to the the live calls and replays.
What if I’m not a professional writer or even an English major?
You don’t have to be either of those things, but you should have some experience with writing effectively, whether that’s through a blog, newsletter, or content for speeches or podcasts. I’ll teach you my best (and quickest) techniques to turbocharge your writing.
What if I don’t have a big platform?
You don’t need to have a platform yet, but you do need to be willing to build an avenue for reaching readers, so we’ll work on finding the most effective ways to do that using your personal strengths. This does not have to be based on social media. Have you seen how little social I do? 😆 It’s actually kind of embarrassing.
What if I’m thinking of self-publishing or hybrid publishing?
Both of these options can be valuable and are worth considering.
To self-publish, technically you don’t need anything more than a document and a way to upload it, but to effectively sell to readers, you must stand out with a fresh, well-positioned concept, a transformational story, and a strong publicity plan.
Ask yourself this: Would you start a business without a business plan?
Reputable hybrid publishers are extremely selective. Even those who don’t strictly require a proposal will still be looking for a strong and focused concept and writing sample, along with a viable publicity plan.
I do! I'm not going to draw you in and then put you with some other coach you haven't heard of.
Who leads the office hour calls?
Does this course include an edit of my book proposal?
Although I will give you live feedback on your query letter during office hours, no, I will not be editing your proposal within this course. I wanted to make this course as accessible as possible, and at this price point, I can’t read or edit materials. I do occasionally have 1:1 packages with feedback for alumni of my courses, so you will be notified if/when those open up.
By the end of this course, you can be pitching agents and publishers.
Breakthrough Book Proposal
- My proven, step-by-step system
- Recorded lessons covering every element of a proposal so you can confidently work at your own pace
- Every worksheet, cheat sheet, template, and sample proposal from the full program, so you never start from a blank page
- 6 months access to monthly Live Office Hours calls to get personalized advice on your book and situation
Everything you need to develop, position, and pitch your book.
- Wrangle your ideas into one IRRESISTIBLE “hook”
- Showcase your book’s sales potential, even if you’re not sure your PLATFORM is big enough
- Create a rock-solid outline and sample chapters that will CAPTIVATE readers all the way to “The End”