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send your query to an individual editor by name rather than to the Stackpole offices or to the editors in general. Describe briefly and clearly what the book is about, who and how large your target audience is, what qualifies you to write the book (including samples of previously published work if you have them), what other books are on the market that will compete with yours, and how yours differs from them. Include a sentence outline describing the contents of the book, and describe the physical book as you envision it. We also like to see sample photographs and illustrations if you have them. If you've already written the manuscript, send only a sample chapter or two, along with the other information. See http://www.stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/StackpoleBooks.storefront/49d9aed5108788c8273f4200c14c06dd/UserTemplate/30 for more details