I've published two golf essays in this publication (Sport Literate) http://sportliterate.org/ and have a third coming out next spring. It's not a huge publication, though the 'The Best American Essays' series often does select pieces from it.
So I'll soon have three golf essays under my belt, and a friend casually mentioned I should try to spin that up into some kind of proposal for a book length project of golf essays and stories. I thought more about it and it sounded like something worth pursuing, but how to go about this is not my area of expertise.
Is three essays, a cover letter, and some kind of statement about the other content enough to approach people with? Should I try agents or publishers (especially ones that focus on sports) directly?
Any advice on what I can do at this stage would be appreciated, even if it's bad news--as in, three essays aren't enough, you have to have a bigger following, etc.
Thank you!
So I'll soon have three golf essays under my belt, and a friend casually mentioned I should try to spin that up into some kind of proposal for a book length project of golf essays and stories. I thought more about it and it sounded like something worth pursuing, but how to go about this is not my area of expertise.
Is three essays, a cover letter, and some kind of statement about the other content enough to approach people with? Should I try agents or publishers (especially ones that focus on sports) directly?
Any advice on what I can do at this stage would be appreciated, even if it's bad news--as in, three essays aren't enough, you have to have a bigger following, etc.
Thank you!