Joanne Spataro is an author, editor, and writing coach living in New York City. She’s the author of Preconceptions: A Memoir, an Audible Original. She’s worked on memoirs and non-fiction books within the genres of business, self-help, memoir, process-oriented non-fiction, and celebrity memoirs. She loves working with authors who are ready to write their stories and share them with the world. She connects budding authors with the right agents and helps self-published authors become #1 new releases.
Joanne’s work has appeared in national publications including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Vice, The Advocate, Forbes, and Bustle.
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Fact: Selling your memoir or non-fiction book means you need to also include a book proposal that includes your marketing plans for the book as well as sample chapters.
Looking to find a book agent? It all starts with a polished, professional book proposal.
Whether you’ve been trying to write your book for years or need guidance on how to start, writing a book proposal is your best first step. Together, we’ll find the magic in your story and put that to paper in a way that’s not only in your voice, but will sing to an agent or traditional publisher.
How does this happen? We’ll schedule weekly calls to go through each part of a solid book proposal. Each week, you’ll get one-on-one attention on how to find your writing voice, nail your marketing pitch to show publishers you know your audience and how to sell your book with success.
Who book proposals are for: When you know the kernel of your story but you’re stuck on the writing process itself and how to get to your desired goal of publication. You know you want to find a traditional book agent who will find that right publisher, but you need the help of an expert in writing and publishing.
Who book proposal are not for: If you’re overwhelmed about what you want to write about, that’s ok! We offer other services that better fit your needs. Editing and writing coaching can get you started.
Writing Coaching
Need a cheerleader to keep you in the (writing) game? We all do at some time or another! We offer month-to-month coaching with a three month minimum, as that becomes the ideal amount of time to get your ideas from brain to paper. All along the way, we’ll have milestones to reach and plenty of buffer time if it takes you longer to get there.
Investment: Packages start at $500/week.
Book Proposal Writing
Ready to get your story in the hands of the right agent or publisher? We can help you create the book proposal that agents actually want to read. From the concept of your book idea to a full-on marketing plan, we’ll make sure you have all the elements to stand out in the querying crowd.
Investment: Packages start at $20K with payment plans.
Preconceptions: A Memoir and Audible Original
From Audible:
“As a gay person, Joanne dreamed of falling in love and having a child. This seemed impossible – until she swiped right on Lara. From their first date on, Joanne knew Lara was the one – kind, caring, and wanting to have a child together someday.
Two years later, Lara, a transgender woman, told Joanne, a cisgender woman, that if they wanted to try having a biological child, it was now or never. Despite the physical and mental obstacles, the couple embarked on a conception journey that would take their bond to the brink.
Told with humor and heart, Preconceptions is the story of how, against all odds, two people realized their dream of becoming a party of three.”
©2021 Joanne Spataro (P)2021 Audible Originals
Listen to Joanne talk about her memoir, “Preconceptions,” with GLAAD!
Joanne’s writing has been published in some of the finest outlets.
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