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01 / Contact details
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02 / Your publishing background
Share the number or titles of works you have published, your publishing route, and your role. If this is your first project, say so; prior publication is not required.
03 / Your project
Name the kind of work: for example, a novel, memoir, nonfiction book, or public-domain edition. Include a genre or subject if you know it.
Choose the option closest to where the project is today. If you choose Other, explain the stage in your project description.
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Give your hoped-for completion or publication date and say whether it is firm or flexible. Mention any outside deadlines. This is a planning preference, not a confirmed schedule.
04 / The consultation
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What questions do you want answered, or what decision do you want help making? Describe what would make the conversation useful to you.
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