Deep Dive Publishers Aspiring Authors Form

When writing, launching, publishing, and promoting a book, there are a lot of factors to consider. The in-depth form below will help us understand more about your book and what you are wanting to accomplish with it. We would love to have this information before setting up a consultation to discuss how we can best support you and your author career.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone

Website address (If you have one)

Book Title (if you have thought of one)

Type of Book (how to, memoir, novel, etc.)

Give a brief summary of your book idea (what you intend to write about)

Have you spoken with Takara about this book idea?YesNo

Primary reason you want to write a book: (help people, gain clients, be recognized as an expert, a message that needs to be shared, a story that must be told, etc.)

What is your deeper why? What will having a book do for you? (a sense of security, fame, a love of writing, etc.)

Non-fiction - What is the problem you are solving or transformation you are helping your reader with?

Non-fiction - What is the end result you want for your reader? How do you want them to feel? What do you want them to know? What will they know how to do or accomplish after reading your book?

Fiction - What is the end result you want for your reader? What experience do you want to give them? (feelings they should have, lessons they could learn, perspectives they might gain)

Who is your ideal reader or best audience for your book?

Is this a single book or do you anticipate writing a series?Single bookSeries

Do you have any professional writing experience? (Previous books, blog, articles published in magazines, column in newspaper, etc.)

If you have some professional writing experience, give URL's to your your previous work

Being a published author - On a scale of 1 (not important) to 10 (extremely important), how important is it to you?

Being a bestselling author - On a scale of 1 (not important) to 10 (extremely important), how important is it to you?

Being an award-winning author - On a scale of 1 (not important) to 10 (extremely important), how important is it to you?

How much money do you want to earn from book sales?Most authors make very little from the sale of their books. They earn money from speaking, consulting, workshops/courses/programs, product or service sales. sales from multiple books.

How many books do you want to sell?

How many new clients do you want because of your book? (if this applies to your situation)

How many students do you want in your group program because of your book? (if this applies to your situation)

What product or service do you want to sell because of your book? (if this applies to your situation)

How much money have you set aside to pay professionals (coaching, cover design, editing, interior design, advertising, marketing)?

How confident are you in your knowledge and ability to WRITE a book? (1 is not at all confident, 10 is absolutely confident.)

How confident are you in your knowledge and ability to WRITE THIS BOOK? (1 is not at all confident, 10 is absolutely confident.)

How confident are you in your knowledge and ability to PUBLISH a book? (1 is not at all confident, 10 is absolutely confident.)

How confident are you in your knowledge and ability to MARKET a book? (1 is not at all confident, 10 is absolutely confident.)

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