Please tell us more about you and your book.
We look forward to learning about your project and exploring the most aligned path to publishing based on your values, goals, and budget. This form is intentionally thoughtful. Taking time with your responses helps us understand your work and consider whether we are the right long-term publishing partner for you. If you have any questions as you move through this form, you’re always welcome to email us.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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example@example.com
Where are you based?
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Do you have a website? (social media is OK)
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Can you tell us about your book or project? What is it about? Do you have a link where we can learn more?
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Are you finished writing your book?
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I haven't started.
I finished writing the first draft but it still needs a lot of work.
Yup! Everything is done and my book has been professionally edited.
Other
If your manuscript has been professionally edited, how many editorial passes has it received? Is there anything else you’d like to share about its current stage?
We work primarily through holistic, end-to-end publishing partnerships, supporting authors across editorial, design, production, marketing, and long-term positioning. The authors we work best with tend to be deeply values-aligned, often thinking about the long game, the durability of their ideas, and the lasting life of a book in the world. This often extends into thoughtful strategy around the author’s broader brand and body of work, considering how the ideas take shape across formats, reach readers over time, and continue compounding beyond the book itself. Which of the following best applies to you?
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A holistic, long-term publishing partnership
I’m still exploring and would appreciate direction
I’m not sure this is the right fit, but wanted to reach out
Anything else you’d like to share about this?
Within a full publishing partnership, which areas of the publishing process are most important to you? (Select 3 to 5.)
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Ghostwriting or manuscript development (You need help finishing your book)
Editorial improvements (Developmental, Copy/Line, Proofreading)
Book design (cover, interior layout, and e-book)
Print strategy (special editions, offset print run, premium finishes)
Audiobook production
Direct sales and reader ecosystem (site, store, email, community)
Marketing, PR, and launch strategy
Translation and foreign rights
Companion works and extension products (workbooks, decks, journals, merch, deluxe bundles)
Reclaiming and republishing previously traditionally published work (including rights reversion support when needed)
Other
Anything else you’d like to share about this?
Our publishing partnerships take many shapes and are always customized for each author. No two authors follow exactly the same path, and these ranges are simply guideposts rather than fixed boxes. They help us understand what level of scope, craft, and long-term support might feel aligned for you. Which feels closest to where you are right now?
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$8K to $25K. Select shorter, more contained, or carefully scoped publishing projects may be possible in this range depending on manuscript length, design direction, and overall goals, while still maintaining our professional editorial and production standards.
$25K to $60K. Full single-book publishing partnership grounded in professional editorial, design, and production, resulting in a durable, thoughtfully produced book that extends well beyond a basic print-on-demand release.
$60K to $120K. Expanded publishing partnership across editorial, design, and production, together with meaningful launch strategy, audience development, and ecosystem planning that supports the long-term reach and durability of the work.
$120K+. Comprehensive, long-term publishing partnership supporting the full life of the work across print, digital, audio, and special print editions, together with meaningful marketing strategy, development and production of companion works and products, and the broader evolution of an author’s brand, business, or platform.
Crowdfunded or grant-supported mission-driven project. Each year we reserve limited space for a small number of community-funded and mission-aligned works with underrepresented authors, poetry and literary works, value-driven nonfiction, partnerships with nonprofits, and more. These projects are often connected to the long-term life of an organization's or author’s ideas across books, brands, businesses, and platforms. While investment levels for these projects may be reduced or variable, each still requires meaningful financial participation and is typically jointly supported through crowdfunding, grants, or patron communities. We have supported many books in this way and select each project with care, based on shared values and the depth of the author’s commitment.
I'm not sure yet.
Would you like to share anything else about your budget or funding plans?
Do you have a timeline in mind for releasing your book? We sometimes have 6 to 12 month lead times before beginning a project, and partnerships can take between 4 and 12 months from start to publication. Our process is deliberate and designed to support high-quality editorial and design, and it's important for us to be fully available to you once we start a project. While efficient, it does take time. Projects requiring a timeline of less than three months are rarely a good fit for our process.
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Have you used any AI tools in developing your manuscript so far? If yes, please briefly describe how they were used. This simply helps us understand the editorial starting point and how best to support your work.
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What are you hoping this book will accomplish? Is seeing it in print the finish line, or is it part of a larger body of work, brand, or platform? How do you define success for this project?
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What three existing books reach a similar audience to yours?
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What does your book offer that those books do not?
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What feels most important for us to understand about you as an author or organization as we consider this partnership?
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Please share any files related to your project. You’re welcome to upload your manuscript in any stage, even an outline or sample chapters. Seeing a draft helps us better understand scope and how we can best support you.
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