Proposal Course: Session Four

Some thoughts on the sample chapters, permissions and research, followed by a guest post from Wendy Pratt.

Caro Clarke

and

Wendy Pratt

Mar 07, 2025

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Hi everyone,

This is the fourth post for my proposal course. You can find Session One, Session Two and Session Three here, and a link to the Zoom discussion on structure in the chat.

This week we will be focusing on the sample chapters (how and what to choose to showcase), with some thoughts on memoir, data protection, libel and privacy. We will also discuss research, bibliography, permissions and sources with a brilliant guest post from

Wendy Pratt

on how to research on a budget.

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A guest post by

Wendy Pratt

Wendy Pratt is an author, poet and editor. Her memoir, The Ghost Lake was called 'remarkable' by the Guardian. Her poetry collection, Blackbird Singing at Dusk is published by Nine Arches Press. Wendy is the founder of Spelt magazine.