I'm so lost - help!!!

Here is the nonfiction subforum.

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Nonfiction doesn't have a query process like novels do. [Maybe? See below.] It's a different approach. The terms I see used--though I haven't done it myself--are "proposals" and "pitches."

Here is a sticky that links some of the advice on nonfiction proposals elsewhere on the web:
On Queries and Agents: Information Sources (from the Ask the Agent subforum).

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Well, dang. Then there's this thread, which references both query and proposal for nonfiction:
A couple of questions about my first query and proposal (from the Nonfiction subforum).

I'd post asking for help in the nonfiction section. There is probably a sticky somewhere covering just this, but that's the closest I can do this morning. Best of luck with sorting it out.

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HoJo73 said:

My current project is nonfiction, but I can't find a nonfiction thread other than the one in Show Your Work. I looked through a lot of those posts but couldn't find anything specifically about nf queries. Is there a place like that somewhere? Does anyone know off the top of their head? I'd really appreciate a kick in the right direction. Thanks!

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For non-fiction, it really depends on the publisher, and to a lesser extent, on the kind of non-fiction.

A formal proposal is very common. As a starting point, look at the publisher's Web site for information for authors for books sort of like your book.

Different publishers may have slightly different requests; but a synopsis, chapter outline, author bio (indicating why you should write the book/your expertis/connections/sources/research) and sometimes a chapter or five is pretty typical.

Some publishers have specific questions they want answered.