Answers to Your Questions

1. What kind of clients do you normally work with?
Our clients have included politicians, business executives, pastors, television personalities and professional authors.

2. How much do you charge?
Our fees vary widely based on the project involved. Research fees range from $500 to $5,000. The fee for a proposal is usually $5,000 to $8,000, and books begin at $25,000 but are usually in the $50,000 and higher range.

3. How long does it usually take to finish a book?
A book normally takes from four months to a year to complete.

4. I am a speaker who has a series of tapes I would like to turn into book form to sell on my website. Do you offer this service?
Yes, we do. We have writers who can find the focus of your message and format it for a book or booklet.

5. Do you do work for publishers?
Yes, we do. Publishers regularly contact us to find the best writer for a book idea, or to ask us to put together a team to create a manuscript.

6. Does Chartwell Literary Group serve as a literary agent for authors?
No. We are not agents nor are we publishers. We feel we serve our clients best by sticking to what we know well: writing books.

7. How do I contact you?
Please email us at info@chartwellliterary.com. Describe your project, include your contact
information and we will get back to you.

8. Does Chartwell specialize in certain subjects or does it create literature in any field?
Part of the excitement of running a literary management firm is the wide variety of work involved. We are available for almost any kind of project. We have helped create works of fiction, biography, autobiography, theology, current affairs and political commentary.

9. Is Chartwell interested in adding new authors to its team?
All the time, though we don’t add permanent writers or contributors very often because a writer
needs to possess a unique blend of talents to do the kind of projects we do.

10. Why is hiring Chartwell a better choice than hiring an individual writer or researcher?
Great question. Chartwell was created by Stephen Mansfield because during his travels and media appearances around the world he was often approached by speakers and highly visible personalities with questions about authoring a book. Stephen discovered that these leaders and celebrities didn’t need just a ghostwriter or just a researcher or just a co-writer. They needed help with the entire process. Chartwell’s team approach is the answer to this. Every project receives attention from a team of experienced professionals—from writers to editors, from experts in a given field to project managers—who assure that the final product meets the highest standards of literary excellence.

11. Does Chartwell manage projects other than books?
Yes. We are expanding our operation to include scriptwriting for documentary film and production of short video projects.