Please include in ONE Word or rtf document:

• an introduction/overview of your book.
• a table of contents.
• three sample chapters.
• a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of your book.
• your biography.
• an analysis of similar books already in the marketplace.
• a list of your resources.
• an estimated length of time to completion if your book is accepted for publication.
• a marketing plan.  Last, but certainly not least, tell us how you plan to market the book and what type of public speaking experience you have. We will provide extensive marketing support, including hosting seminars, providing galleys to newspapers and magazines, and sending press releases.  Any successful publication, though, is a team effort.  What will you do to publicize your book?  Tell us about your public speaking experience and your local, regional, and national connections and contacts.  What is your platform? Who is your target audience, and how will you reach them? Can you think of groups, organizations, clubs, etc., that would be interested in your book?

Please be certain to provide your contact information, including email, daytime and evening phone, and mailing address.

Additional elements to consider in your submission
In addition, you may want to consider including at least some of these elements in your submission, as well as in your final manuscript:

• Did you share stories involving your hobby or interest that convey your passion, your spirituality, your connectedness with humankind, your awareness of interconnected energy, etc? In short, please include stories that relate to your hobby or interest that will make readers laugh or cry, or sometimes even both.  Put yet another way, include stories that will make readers feel your passion for your interest, and in turn remember the times they have shared that feeling.
• Please note, however, that although your interests and stories are an important component, we are NOT looking for a memoir. Your experiences are a spring broad, with the purpose of helping readers, rather than the main point of the book. The goal is to show readers how they can open their hearts through the activity in question. You are the conduit to help readers understand how a particular activity can help them learn to live consciously and become self-aware; it's about the activity, and how the reader can lead a happier life through the activity.
• When did you begin your hobby or interest?
• Why is it special to you?
• Have you used humor where appropriate?
• Is your tone light and enjoyable, rather than ponderous and preachy?
• How, why, and when do you connect so completely to this hobby or interest?
• Are there any appropriate prayers or meditations to include?  Are there things you meditate about before or after the activity? Or do you use the activity as a way to meditate?
• Did you find and include appropriate quotations?
• Did you provide any helpful advice on how to do the activity more easily?
• Did you provide advice on how to make the activity fun when you hit a rough spot?  What do you enjoy least about the activity and how do you overcome it?  How can readers use that same technique to overcome adversity, either when doing this activity or in their lives generally?
• Similarly, did you provide motivational advice for the activity?
• Did you include unique tidbits of information about the activity that others generally do not know?
• Did you give a history of the activity?
• Are there famous people who enjoy the activity? 
• What is the joy/bliss you feel and what is it about the activity that gets you there?
• How can readers reach that same feeling while doing the activity, how can they recognize it for what it is, and how can they take that to other parts of their lives?  Are there other specific instances where it would be easy to apply the specifics from the activity? 
• Have you used all five senses to engage your readers?
• Did you tie your hobby/interest into other things, such as music, the arts, etc.?
• Did you include affirmations you use in your hobby?

What to expect from us

• Prompt responses to queries (normally within 48 business hours).
• Prompt responses to submissions (normally within 2 weeks).
• Advances and/or royalties for manuscripts accepted for publication.
• Prompt and well-considered responses to your questions.
• Respect for you and your work, even if either you or we choose not to work together at a particular moment.

Do you need help with your proposal?

• Read How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal by Stephen Blake Mettee. It's not only very informative, but it's entertaining, too!