This section should contain a strong positive statement about why you think a text is needed, and why you want to write one. This section contains a discussion of the texts presently available in this area, taking into consideration their strengths and weaknesses. It should tie in with the previous section about why you think your proposed text is necessary. This section contains a tentative listing of chapter titles, and a two or three paragraph description of the contents and themes of each chapter. This section is a discussion of several themes, threads of analysis, or topical emphases you hope to use in the book to unify the material.
Features Discuss the various features of the book.
Whenever you think of and list a feature, you should also consider the benefit. The benefits might seem obvious, but it never hurts to spell them out or reiterate. This section consists of a brief mention of who is writing the book - what your interests are, and why you are the right person to write such a book. You do not have to organize your prospectus around these six categories, but information which addresses each of these categories should appear somewhere in the prospectus. Please do not feel confined by the suggested structure.