Our 3-step process is simple:

  • Watch the videos

    For each module, you’ll watch a 15-20-minute video explaining the material.

  • Complete the worksheets

    Our digital worksheets help you outline each component and prepare to write.

  • Draft the proposal

    With our guidance and structure to keep you on track, you'll fly through the proposal sections and submit in just weeks of starting the program.

Included in the Course

We provide you with more than videos and a writing plan. When you enroll, you'll also receive...

  • Worksheets

    $300 value

    Organize your thoughts before you begin writing. Download these fillable PDF worksheets and complete the exercises. No more writer's block. No more brain fog. And you can keep and reuse the files for your next book!

  • Example Proposals

    $400 value

    Read real proposals accepted by a variety of publishers. Written for books in political science, history, sociology, research methods, English literature, and more. Model your proposal package on these successful examples written for books that are now in print.

  • Mindset coaching

    $200 value

    Strategic advice to help you get un-stuck and push through the most challenging sections of the proposal. Stay on track and get it DONE. You can do this!

Challenge timeline

    1. Contact Information

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Example Book Proposals

    3. Publishing Timelines

    4. Featured Texts

    1. Week 1 Video

    2. Week 1 Worksheet

    3. Example Submission Guidelines

    4. 20 Book Publishers and Links

    1. Week 2, Part 1 Video

    2. Week 2, Part 2 Video

    3. Week 2 Worksheet

    4. Edward Elgar Links and Files

    5. Academic Coach Taylor - motivational memes

    6. Publisher Submission Guidelines

    7. Example Book Descriptions

    1. Week 3 Video

    2. Week 3 Worksheet

    1. Week 4 Video

    2. Week 4 Mindset Video

    3. Week 4 Worksheet

    1. Week 5 Video

    2. Week 5 Worksheet

About the challenge

  • $297.00
  • 25 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Hello, scholar!

As a political science professor, I published a book on the #MeToo movement and several peer-reviewed journal articles on Congress and election campaigns. Since then, I’ve edited over 60 books and more than 1,000 academic documents, and I've shepherded authors from the book proposal stage through publication.

My experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and my work as an academic editor combine to help me bring you a clear, concise, and effective course on drafting a book proposal without getting overwhelmed. Don't hesitate to email me with any questions: paulina@acadiaediting.com

Paulina S. Cossette, PhD

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