Press Release Questionnaire and Information

Congratulations on the publication of your book!

While the production team is working to create the text and cover files for your book, the press department would like to get started on gathering and preparing the promotion and marketing materials. Below is a series of questions designed to provide us with the basic elements we need to create your promotional copy both for the back cover of your book and for the press releases our marketing department will distribute once the book is completed and ready to sell.

Please understand that we will not be releasing the Press Release until the book is in print, we are simply preparing now.

I look forward to receiving the answers to this questionnaire. It is our pleasure to work with you to promote
your book when it is ready.

Best regards,

Ellen Green
Book Marketing
PressManager@aegpublishinggroup.com

PRESS RELEASE AUTHOR QUESTIONNAIRE

You may complete the questionnaire online using the form below, or you may download the Microsoft Word document, complete the form and send it to us by e-mail.

PR-Questionnaire: Microsoft Word Document
(right click with your mouse to download the file or open the file and "Save" to your computer.)

Important note: If you choose to fill out the form online, please be prepared in advance with your information (form may "time out" if there is too much of a time lapse.) When finished filling out the online form, click “Submit”.

If you wish to work offline instead, please download the Word document (above), complete at your convenience and then email to the Press Manager.

Please do not copy and paste this html form or save this page and try to complete the form from your computer, it will not format correctly and your information may be lost.

Name:

Email:

Book Title:

Genre (please select the 3 most appropriate categories from this PDF file and list - click here to access the file):

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First, we need a synopsis to help us craft your book back cover. Be brief but specific; remember, this is what readers first look at when choosing a book.

Provide a short, but complete synopsis:

 

Describe your main characters:

 

Provide setting - time period and locations:

  

Your responses to the follow will be also be used to build a press release that will be issued to your local radio and newspapers. Please do not give just one-word answers. Elaborate as much as you can and don't be afraid of writing too much; for a press release we can never have too much information! Answer these questions as if your local radio news anchor or newspaper reporter were asking them to you; they will be the ones reading the answers.

How long have you been writing?

Would you like to share your age with readers? (Is your age in any way pertinent to your book subject?)

What motivated you to write this book?

Who and/or what inspire you most?

What are your future plans?

Have you started on your next book? If so, please introduce its premise if you are interested.

Where did you grow up?

What community/town/city do you now live in or near?

Do you know if there are other writers in your area? Are you the first published author in your town/region?

Are there any famous authors that inspire you?

Why do you write?

When did you realize that you wanted to be a writer?

Do you ever have problems with writer's block? How do you deal with it?

Do you find it easier to write in the morning or at night? What is your writing schedule?

How did you feel when you finished writing this book?
Do you hope to inspire other writers? What advice would you give for people thinking about writing a book?
What do you do for a living? What is your day job or is writing your day job?
What obstacles have you overcome to write this book?
How long did it take you to write this book?
What research did you do for the book, if any?
Did you draw on life experience to write this book? If so, can you share that experience in brief?
Do you possess a unique quality or talent that might relate to the purpose of this book?
Is there anything else you'd like to tell us? (Possibly about your home, family, life purpose, your community, etc.?)
PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IF YOU HAVE THEM (IF NOT DON’T WORRY):

1) Email addresses and contact names of your local radio station newsrooms, local television station newsrooms and local newspapers. (It really is as easy as picking up the phone and asking them for their contact information.)

Media Company #1
Contact Name:
Email:


Media Company #2
Contact Name:
Email:

Media Company #3
Contact Name:
Email:

Media Company #4
Contact Name:
Email:

Media Company #5
Contact Name:
Email:

Media Company #6
Contact Name:
Email:


Media Company #7
Contact Name:
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Media Company #8
Contact Name:
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2) Please indicate if your paper has an entertainment page or a page dedicated to literary works or local ‘happenings.’ If so, find out what the editor’s requirements are.

3) Include contact information for regional, national or other media avenues of interest that you may have, or can locate.
 

4) Provide the contact information you would like noted at the end of your press release. Include website addresses, other point-of-purchase locations or addresses. Email is optional but may be a revealing avenue for public commentary.

What’s Next?

In about a week we will email you with a time sensitive proof copy of the press release. If necessary, please make corrections in RED.

Again, thank you very much for providing this information so that we can announce your new book when it is ready for release. This usually occurs within 6-8 weeks of this point.

View example press releases

Have a question or concern? Please visit the Press Release Client Care- Eloquent Books or
Press Release Client Care - Strategic Book Publishing page with FAQ's and a
form with which to contact us.