Authors
We can determine that a message needs to be heard, but we cannot predict whether a book will sell, so you will need to be prepared to spend several thousand dollars to get your message heard.
Do not send a full manuscript. Send a proposal containing the following:
• Title of the Book. Indicate your proposed title.
• Description of the Book. In 200–250 words describe the proposed book’s theme. What are you trying to achieve in the book? How would you persuade a potential reader to read your book? What is unique about it.
• Table of Contents. List your intended chapter titles and subsections.
• Qualifications. Describe your qualifications to write this book and experience in communicating with your intended audience.
• Audience and Market. Describe the intended audience that will read your book.
• Manuscript Length. What is the estimated length of the proposed manuscript.
• Date of Completion. Indicate the date by which you could submit a final draft of your manuscript.
• Sample Pages. Enclose a sample of 20–30 pages, perhaps from the introduction or the first chapter, which shows your writing style.