StudioGraphia Project Outline Questions

Writing Project Questions

What is the nature of your project?
How much content exists to be edited (or created from scratch)?
Who is the target audience for the project?
Where will the project be published?
(textbook, online content, blog, ephemeral grey literature, personalized letters, newsletter...)
Who are your competitors?
What do you need to stand out from the competition?
What is the final deadline for finished work?
When are the waypoint deadlines or progress checks?
Who is the primary contact person?
What is the best method and time for communication about the project?
Do you have a secondary contact person, or anyone else who needs to be kept appraised of progress?
What format(s) do you require/prefer for content submission?
What potential problems might arise with this project?
What special needs does this project/company/client have?
What is your project budget?
- _____ Below $1000
- _____ Up to $1,000
- _____ Up to $2,000
- _____ Up to $3,000
- _____ Up to $4,000
- _____ Up to $5,000
- _____ Up to $6,000
- _____ Up to $7,000
- _____ Up to $8,000
- _____ Up to $9,000
- _____ Up to $10,000
- _____ Up to $15,000
- _____ Up to $20,000
- _____ $25,000 or more

Who will own the intellectual rights to the finished project?
Will this project need to be updated or revised at some point? If the
project needs updating, do you consider the updating or revisions to be a separate project?
How will you be making your payment? When will you pay?

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Editing Project Questions

Author Name:
Author Contact Information:
Working Title:
Genre:
Audience (age range, interests, etc.):
Manuscript word count:

Editing Budget

_____ Below $1000
_____ Up to $1,000
_____ Up to $2,000
_____ Up to $3,000
_____ Up to $4,000
_____ Up to $5,000
_____ Up to $6,000
_____ Up to $7,000
_____ Up to $8,000
_____ Up to $9,000
_____ Up to $10,000
_____ $10,000 or more

Total Production Budget: $_____ (Including Promotion and Self-Publication if applicable.)

Progress Check. Describe the state of your current draft:

_____ First Draft
_____ First Reader Draft
_____ Second Draft, after addressing First Reader issues
_____ Writer’s Group Draft
_____ Third Draft, incorporating Writer’s Group feedback
_____ Agent/Editor Submission Draft
_____ Publication Draft, incorporating Editor feedback
_____ Galleys
_____ Revision of published work for later edition
_____ Other (describe): _______________________

Publication goals for this project:

_____Publication for me and a small circle of friends and family
_____ Self-Publication and Promotion
            _____ EBook
            _____ Trade paperback
            _____ Hardcover
            _____ Web publication
_____ Traditional Publication
_____ Other (describe): _______________________

Describe your publication timeline for the project.

Describe your promotional plan.

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