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	1: Identify your [[TDC/target presses\|target presses]]		1: Identify your [[TDC/target presses\|target presses]]

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	~~<h3>Key Steps suggested by Portwood-Stacer</h3~~>

	1: Identify your [[TDC/target presses\|target presses]]		1: Identify your [[TDC/target presses\|target presses]]

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	20: Get a head start on your [[TDC/promotion efforts\|promotion efforts]]		20: Get a head start on your [[TDC/promotion efforts\|promotion efforts]]


	<blockquote>From: Laura Portwood-Stacer, <i>The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for		<blockquote>From: Laura Portwood-Stacer, <i>The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for
	Scholarly Authors</i>, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, (pp 151-2)</blockquote>		Scholarly Authors</i>, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, (pp 151-2)</blockquote>

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	From: Laura Portwood-Stacer, <i>The Book Proposal Book: A Guide ~~fopr~~		<blockquote>From: Laura Portwood-Stacer, <i>The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for
	Scholarly Authors</i>, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, (pp 151-2)		Scholarly Authors</i>, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, (pp 151-2)</blockquote>

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	* Examine [[TDC/proposal templates\|proposal templates]] and submission requirements		* Examine [[TDC/proposal templates\|proposal templates]] and submission requirements

	* Identify appropriate [[TDC/acquisitions editors\|~~TDC/~~acquisitions editors]] (and series editors if applicable)		* Identify appropriate [[TDC/acquisitions editors\|acquisitions editors]] (and series editors if applicable)

	* Write up paragraphs summarizing the fit between your book and each target press		* Write up paragraphs summarizing the fit between your book and each target press

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	<h3>Key Steps ~~suggfested~~ by ~~Prtwood~~-Stacer</h3>		<h3>Key Steps suggested by Portwood-Stacer</h3>

	1: Identify your target presses		1: Identify your [[TDC/target presses\|target presses]]

	2: Research and evaluate your target presses		2: Research and evaluate your target presses

	3: Gather submission information for your target presses and summarize your book’s fit		3: Gather [[TDC/submission information\|submission information]] for your target presses and summarize your book’s fit

	* Examine proposal templates and submission requirements		* Examine [[TDC/proposal templates\|proposal templates]] and submission requirements

	* Identify appropriate acquisitions editors (and series editors if applicable)		* Identify appropriate [[TDC/acquisitions editors\|TDC/acquisitions editors]] (and series editors if applicable)

	* Write up paragraphs summarizing the fit between your book and each target press		* Write up paragraphs summarizing the fit between your book and each target press
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	4: Generate raw material for your proposal package		4: Generate raw material for your proposal package

	5: Draft a letter of inquiry to introduce your project to editors		5: Draft a [[TDC/letter of inquiry\|letter of inquiry]] to introduce your project to editors

	6: Collect a list of comp titles		6: Collect a [[TDC/list of comp titles\|list of comp titles]]

	7: Articulate your book’s audience		7: Articulate your [[TDC/book audience\|book’s audience]]

	* Answer some typical questions from an author questionnaire		* Answer some typical questions from an [[TDC/author questionnaire\|author questionnaire]]

	* Write up a paragraph or two about your target audience		* Write up a paragraph or two about your target audience

	8: State your book’s thesis		8: State your [[TDC/Book thesis\|book’s thesis]]

	* Look at your written materials for statements of argument		* Look at your written materials for statements of argument
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	* Write up a one-paragraph summary of the book’s core argument		* Write up a one-paragraph summary of the book’s core argument

	9: Distill a one-liner for your project		9: Distill [[TDC/a one-liner\|a one-liner]] for your project

	10: Draft a project description		10: Draft a [[TDC/project description\|project description]]

	11: Summarize your book’s chapters		11: [[TDC/summarize book chapters\|Summarize your book’s chapters]]

	12: Come up with working titles for your book and its chapters		12: Come up with [[TDC/working chapter titles\|working titles]] for your book and its chapters

	13: Revise your proposal materials for style and voice		13: Revise your proposal materials [[TDC/revise for style and voice\|for style and voice]]

	14: Write an author biography		14: Write an [[TDC/author biography\|author biography]]

	15: Create an author CV from your full CV		15: Create an [[TD/author CV\|author CV]] from your full CV

	16: Assemble your prospectus		16: [[TDC/Assemble your prospectus\|Assemble your prospectus]]

	17: Prepare to connect with editors		17: Prepare to [[TDC/connect with editors\|connect with editors]]

	* Draft an email asking to meet		* Draft an email asking to meet
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	* Practice your oral quick pitch		* Practice your oral quick pitch

	18: Submit your proposal		18: [[TDC/Submit\|Submit]] your proposal

	POST-SUBMISSION STEPS		POST-SUBMISSION STEPS

	19: Respond to your reader reports		19: Respond to your [[TDC/reader reports\|reader reports]]

	20: Get a head start on your promotion efforts		20: Get a head start on your [[TDC/promotion efforts\|promotion efforts]]


	From: Laura Portwood-Stacer, <i>The Book Proposal Book: A Guide fopr		From: Laura Portwood-Stacer, <i>The Book Proposal Book: A Guide fopr
	Scholarly Authors</i>, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, (pp 151-2)		Scholarly Authors</i>, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, (pp 151-2)

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