Comments on: 6 Tips for Submitting Sample Chapters to Publishers

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:45:01 +0000

Hi Arun,

I’d submit the sample chapter AND the table of contents! That way, the publisher has as much information as possible at his or her fingertips.

Good luck!

Laurie

By: Arun Joshi

Arun Joshi — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:45:43 +0000

A publisher I contacted has asked me to “submit a sample chapter or the table of contents”. What would be the best next step: (a) submit only a sample chapter. (b)submit only the table of contents, or (c) submit both. I am right now in the process of finalizing my table of contents. I’m keen that I get back to the publisher quickly and hence am considering submitting only the table of contents as the first step. What do you think?

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:08:28 +0000

Hi — I’ve been asked to submit “three chapters” of my nonfiction book. But it’s not divided into chapters — it’s full of much smaller chunks (in the hundreds). I have a structural concept of which material to send — but how many actual PAGES should I send?

By: riyanka

riyanka — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:10:50 +0000

hey i need ur help….i want to publish my mehndi book and nw i have to write a mail to publisher…wht i shd write …m bit confused….plz guide me

By: sunny

sunny — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:45:42 +0000

thank you Laurie! your suggestion helped me a lot.

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:42:39 +0000

Hi Sunny,

Congratulations on finishing your book! You deserve a pat on the back, and at least a day off

Different publishers have different requirements regarding manuscript submissions. If your publisher’s website doesn’t specific how to submit a hard copy, then I suggest doing an internet search for “standard manuscript submission procedures” or “how to submit a print manuscript to a publisher.”

I haven’t written an article on submitting a print manuscript; all my submissions have been via email.

Good luck with your publisher!

Laurie

By: sunny

sunny — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:48:09 +0000

i have finished writing my book. i have also finalized the sample chapters to submit. the publisher is requesting for a hard copy of sample chapters. my question is, should i send the hard copy of the sample chapters in a file? please suggest me how to present my sample chapters?

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:01:21 +0000

Perfect timing!

I’m working a project that is probably going to require me to do this sometime in the next few months.

Some of the advice does seem like it’s common sense, but judging from some of the query letters I’ve heard about, you can’t be too careful!

Cheers

George
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