A proposal is a business case for your book. It sets out the concept, the target readership, comparable titles and how this book differs, your platform and credentials, a chapter-by-chapter outline, and one or more sample chapters.
Positioning is where many proposals fall short. We research the market for your topic and frame the book so an agent can see quickly where it would sit on the shelf and why readers will choose it.
Read the full overview on our Book Proposal Writing services page.
Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.
Overview and concept statement
Market positioning and comparable titles
Author platform section
Chapter-by-chapter outline
Polished sample chapters
We talk through your idea, your goals and how involved you want to be.
Your writer proposes a structure. Nothing is drafted until you approve it.
Chapters move forward in agreed batches with review rounds.
You receive the complete manuscript, ready for editing and publishing.
Here is what you gain when your book is handled by a specialist writing team at Potter Publishers, working alongside editors, designers and publishing specialists under one roof.
LIVE CHATYour book is planned chapter by chapter before drafting, so the finished manuscript reads as one connected whole rather than a collection of pieces.
Interviews, samples and review rounds keep the writing sounding like you, whether the book is a memoir, a business book or a novel.
You share your knowledge and stories in conversations; the writer turns them into polished pages on an agreed schedule.
Agreements cover confidentiality and confirm that you own the manuscript and the copyright when the project is complete.
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
In Australia, ISBNs are issued by Thorpe-Bowker. We help you buy and register them in your own name or your imprint's, so you are the publisher of record.
Australian legal deposit generally requires published books to be deposited with the National Library of Australia and the relevant state library. We include this in your publishing checklist. For Tasmania authors, the state library is Libraries Tasmania.
Quotes for Australian authors are confirmed in writing, including the currency, before any work begins. The main price factors are:
We are a full-service publishing team for independent authors in Australia and the United States. Writers, editors, designers and marketers work together on your book, so every stage connects and nothing is lost between suppliers.
Tell us about your manuscript and we will send a written plan and quote within 48 hours.
Ready to talk about your book? Contact us or request a quote above.
An overview, market positioning with comparable titles, an author platform section, a chapter outline and polished sample chapters.
Usually not. Fiction is normally submitted with a query letter, synopsis and finished manuscript; proposals are standard for nonfiction.
Yes. Our listed address is Level 4 Part, 116 Bathurst Street, Hobart TAS 7000, and we also work with authors by video call, phone and email, scheduled in AEST/AEDT (Tasmanian time).
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
