My proposal

This is my proposal I turned in. I thought I would post it so I could get feedback from other people in class.

I am going to do my research proposal on publishing my picture book. The book is already done and would be the best choice to work on because one of the professions I would like to be is a children’s author. This would be a good opportunity for me to get familiar with the process of researching for children publication.

The type of research I would do for publishing a children’s picture book would be varied. First, I would start with researching the proper market that would fit my picture book. For example, I would want to research what area of the market would be interested in my book from highest to lowest. Since my picture book is about a dog and the proper ways to take care of it, I would find the niche’ that would fit this subject matter the best and then look for the second and so on. This way I have a good starting point to go from when I go to market the book to the public.

Second, I would research publishers the same way. I would find the publishers that deal with the most criteria of the subject matter. In this case I would find publishers that deal in children picture books, animals, specific subject matter about training, and proper care of an animal. From here, I would go to the next group of publishers that didn’t have as many criteria as the first group. This way I have a good starting point to go from again.

Third, I would research grants and/or agencies that would be interested in funding the book for educational or other purposes. I would start by finding the proper process to find grants, and then go through the process of finding the appropriate ones and applying for them. As far as agencies I would start with agencies that would meet as many criteria as possible. These would be animal shelters, animal activists, or others. This process would take a long time and would require a completely different proposal, but I think it would be worth looking into.

These three can be modified and combined to produce the best options for me to take in getting the book published. Also, the research is so diversified that it will help in the other areas I was interested in developing proposals for. I figure if I am going to do this type of research for the first time, it should be on something that I truly love and put a lot of passion into.

If anyone has any ideas, suggestions, or comments they would be most welcome.