Client Questionaire

📋 Publishing Intake Questions - email it to AriNewman.mfi@gmail.com and AriNewman@MrsVanderbilt.com.com - email to both please!

(Please answer before your appointment.)

To make the most of our time together, we ask each new client to answer the following:

✍️ About Your Project

1. What is the working title of your book (if any)?
   
   

2. Is your manuscript complete, in progress, or still an idea?
   
   

3. What genre best describes your book?
   (Fiction, Memoir, Historical, Political, Investigative, Spiritual, etc.)
   
   

4. How many pages (or estimated word count) is your manuscript?
   
   

5. Is this your first book?
   
   

6. Has any part of this book been published before? (Online, blogs, etc.)
   
   

🎯 Your Goals

7. What made you decide to write this book?
   
   

8. What do you hope to achieve by publishing it?
   (e.g. credibility, income, family legacy, political impact, entertainment)
   
   

9. Do you plan to self-publish, go through a traditional publisher, or are you unsure?
   
   

10. Are you interested in hardcover, paperback, ebook, or all formats?
    
    

11. Do you plan to sell this book or give it away?
    
    

🧩 The Bigger Picture

12. Do you already have a website, mailing list, or social media presence?
    
    

13. Is this book part of a larger platform, personal brand, or campaign?
    
    

14. Are you planning to do press or events around the book?
    
    

📆 Scheduling

15. When do you hope to release the book?
    
    

16. Do you have a specific budget or need help estimating costs?
    
    

✅ Anything Else?

17. Is there anything else you'd like us to know before the call?