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I'm toying with the idea of writing a (somewhat unconventional) popular science book. How easy would it be to get a publisher to fund the writing of it based on a sample chapter or two and an outline?

Obviously it depends on the quality, but all things being equal, what are my chances?

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This question is a bit vague; it might be easier to answer this if you were willing to provide more information about the project. – Neil Fein♦ Jan 28 at 20:10
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@Lucas: Neil's right - putting aside the suitability of an opinion poll to the Q&A format of SE, there's no way even those with hard data can provide you with feedback without knowing your writing credentials, level of experience and contacts within the industry, the expected size of the book or the audience, etc. – Zayne S Halsall Jan 29 at 19:52
Closing the question, but does anyone want to take a crack at editing this? – Neil Fein♦ Jan 29 at 20:10
@ZayneSHalsall all those things are interesting things to consider, which I hadn't – Lucas Jan 30 at 0:17
@NeilFein Not so much – Lucas Jan 30 at 0:17

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IF you're a nobody in the writing world it can be a bit of a catch 22 as far as getting a publisher's concerned. Mostly because they usually want to see prior work before they consider taking you on. But do some investigating of potential publishers in your city/town, to see who may do the science area.

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