Write For Us
Thank you for your interest in writing for Five Simple Steps. We are always keen to hear from authors and look forward to reading any book proposals we are sent. Before you take the time to submit your ideas please read the information below to make sure we get the best out of you.
What is Five Simple Steps?
Five Simple Steps is a publisher of books for web professionals. We follow a simple format, one that will become familiar to our readership: our books have five sections and each section has five chapters, allowing for well structured content and eclectic topics within each book. An important part of our brand is design and style. We pride ourselves on producing beautiful books that have an informal and chatty tone of voice that makes it easy to read and a useful tool for the reader.
Does it have to be a book about design?
Not necessarily but it does have to be related to the web. That said, we're not a technical publisher; there are already plenty of them. There are so many unexplored little crevices of the web that this still means we can publish a vast range of topics. So far our book titles are all preceded by A Practical Guide to ... that doesn't mean yours has to be a practical guide to anything but it must follow the five sections and five chapters format outlined above.
How do I submit my idea and get the ball rolling?
Please use the checklist below to submit a simple document telling us about you and about the book you want to write. We will get back to you as soon as possible with our thoughts.
About You:
Name and contact information (must include an email address)
A short biography
Any relevant URL's to your past or present work / portfolio
List of previous books written (if applicable)
Reasons why you want to write this book and reasons why you want us to publish it.
About Your Book:
Proposed Title
Summarise your book in a few sentences
A more detailed outline (including any section and chapter headings if known)
If available, please send a sample chapter with you proposal or some examples of your previous writing work so we can get a sense of your style.
Please also provide some information on why you think this is an important book, what other books have been written on this topic, what makes yours different (and better!), who is the audience for this book, what are the main selling points of your book?
Any other information:
Please let us know of anything else that you feel is relevant to this book.