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10-Question Readiness Checklist
An honest five-minute screen for the strategic, editorial, and practical questions that matter before submission.
Free author resource
The Manuscript Readiness Packet
Three practical tools to assess your manuscript, prepare a proposal, and get a rigorous AI-assisted editorial review.
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ExactRush Book Proposal Template
The formal proposal document we use as the first official step in a potential publishing partnership.
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AI Manuscript Readiness File
A comprehensive file that turns ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or another LLM chatbot into a structured acquisitions editor.
Does your manuscript already have these foundations?
- Can you explain the book's promise to its intended reader in one sentence?
- Does the opening make a reader want to continue without knowing you personally?
- Does every chapter advance the central argument, story, or reader outcome?
- Have readers from your target audience reviewed the complete manuscript?
- Have you revised the manuscript after receiving honest outside feedback?
- Can you name comparable books and explain what yours contributes?
- Is the manuscript complete enough for a professional editorial review?
- Are permissions, citations, images, and source materials organized?
- Are you prepared to collaborate on title, cover, structure, and positioning?
- Can you commit time to supporting the book before and after launch?
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Honest answers in under five minutes, followed by the proposal and AI tools to help you act on what you discover.
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Ready after working through the packet?
The next step is a direct, honest conversation with our editorial team.
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