Sample Magazine Query Letter

By Michael Levin, CEO of BusinessGhost, Inc.
Below is a sample magazine query letter, for submitting stories to magazines to promote yourself. One note of caution when using magazines as a PR vehicle - be sure to target the magazine accurately to ensure that your article reaches your preferred audience. If you do select appropriate [...]

Cover Letters

By Michael Levin, CEO of BusinessGhost, Inc.
Why do literary agents choose some manuscripts and not others to represent, and why do publishers choose to buy some manuscripts and not others?
The answer has nothing to do with query letters. Query letters actually impede the selling process. Instead of judging your work, the agent or publisher is [...]

Sample Nonfiction Book Proposal

By Michael Levin, CEO of BusinessGhost, Inc.
Following is a nonfiction book proposal that I co-wrote with one of the leading civil rights figures in America, John Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE. John and I worked for months on this proposal and it contains all of the points that are the essential elements of [...]

Writers’ Groups You May Wish to Join

By Michael Levin, CEO of BusinessGhost, Inc.
There are two separate and distinct universes of writers’ groups in our society. The first are local organizations that offer support, friendship, and contact with other local writers. The second are national organizations that offer legal services, and health and other benefits.
I’ve spoken at many local [...]