{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Paul Stanley","provider_url":"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog","author_name":"Paul Stanley","author_url":"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/author\/paul-stanley\/","title":"Writing the book proposal - Paul Stanley","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z1p0S3VAqq\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/06\/writing-the-book-proposal\/\">Writing the book proposal<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/06\/writing-the-book-proposal\/embed\/#?secret=z1p0S3VAqq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Writing the book proposal&#8221; &#8212; Paul Stanley\" data-secret=\"z1p0S3VAqq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Ah, the Proposal\u2026\u201dNow why do I need that?\u201d After reading my last blog about the \u201cquery\u201d process and finding an agent, a fellow writer called and politely pointed out that I put the \u201ccart before the horse\u201d by not talking about how to write a winning proposal before trying to secure agent representation. Uh, yeah, \u2026I almost forgot about the proposal \u2013 kind of like telling you to go see your banker before you have your business plan finalized and in hand."}