: Re: What is the "Proposal" Part of a Query Letter? I'm trying to follow query guidelines that include a query letter, proposal, outline, author bio, and sample chapters. What is the 'proposal' part

@Welton431

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This is my understanding, I don't have a reference for you to look at it.

The "proposal" is either a description of the work you propose to write, or (almost always) a short description of the work (or story) you have written.

I believe actual proposals to represent unfinished work tend to be from either well-known authors that have been previously published, or well qualified writers for non-fiction science, textbooks, etc.

For first-time writers, work almost certainly be done in its entirety, so the "proposal" is generally the description of the story and plot, and no "outline" is included. If I were proposing to write a textbook (to a publisher familiar with the subject and other textbooks) or other non-fiction work for which I am qualified, I would include an outline of chapters.

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