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Thanks for your interest in working with the Editorial Department. Since all our service recommendations are customized around your own manuscript, goals, and situation, we’ll need some information before we can proceed.

The information you provide here will be reviewed by our author services director, Ross Browne, who will then contact you to answer any questions and offer suggestions for which services are the best fit for your needs. He can also advise you regarding which editors or other support specialists are the best match for your project.

Please call us at (520) 546-9992 if you have any questions or problems using this form.

(Looking for our short form for simple inquiries? Please click here.)

Name

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Email*

Have you worked with The Editorial Department before?*

Yes
No

Working title of your project*

Status of project*

Just an idea at this point
An unfinished manuscript or screenplay draft that's still in progress
A complete manuscript or screenplay draft
A book proposal or outline
A screen treatment (or similar)

Word count or projected word count, if known

Category*

Genre*

Please be as specific as possible!

Description of project*

Please tell us about your project. (What it is, why you wrote it, what you're hoping to accomplish—anything you feel we ought to know.)

Do you consider age relevant to your projected readership or audience?*

Is your intended audience young adults? Middle grade? Retirees?

Have you published in any capacity before, in any genre? (Or had anything optioned, purchased, or produced for screenwriters.)

If yes, please explain.

Please rate your determination to see this work published in one form or another.

Screenwriters can skip this question.

1. Haven't decided
2. Hopeful
3. Steadfastly determined

Do you have strong feelings about the publication method?*

Screenwriters can skip this question.

What are your primary objectives with this work?*

Select all that apply.

Entertaining your readers
Expressing yourself creatively
Getting good reviews and positive reader reception
Building credibility as an expert of a particular topic or field
Supporting another business
Informing or educating your readers
Making money

Other objectives:

If you have a complete draft, how would you best describe it?*

1. A rough early draft
2. A later draft that's already been revised to some extent
3. A dutifully revised draft that's somewhere close to being done
4. A final draft ready for the marketplace

Where do you feel you need the most help bringing your work to fruition?*

Select all that apply

Other help needed:

Do you have any challenges or problem areas for which you're especially interested in receiving guidance?

Any special instructions or requests?

How soon do you want to get started working with The Editorial Department?

Right away
Within the next few weeks
A month or more from now

How did you hear about The Editorial Department?

Have you ever worked with a professional editor before?

Do you have any questions or concerns about the process?

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Contact Information

If this is your first inquiry to TED and we don't already have your address, please provide the following information. Otherwise, please disregard these fields.

Street address

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City

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