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Publishing Assistance

I am not a publisher. But I do assist publishers and self-publishers with the creation and promotion of their titles. This includes helping with:

If you’re a publisher who needs this kind of help, you may want to outsource this work to me too. Or if you’re an author with a manuscript ready to publish, you might want advice on how to do these things yourself, or for me to do some of the work for you – simply get in contact and tell me what you’d like to do. A writer myself, I understand about writing budgets.

If you don’t know what help you need, that’s fine too, we can work it out together – whether you want just a few copies for family and friends, or to distribute your book globally with every major online retailer. I’m proficient and friendly – click to read some testimonials.

I love creating books!

Layout & Cover Designs

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. As a writer, I naturally disagree! However, when it comes to layouts, professionally and mathematically beautiful interiors and attention-grabbing covers are key. However, many writers don’t have the skills, software or experience needed to correctly format their books ready for print or ebook publishing. I do! I can help you with:

  • Book Covers for
    • print (resulting in a PDF file of your front cover, back cover, and spine) or
    • ebook (resulting in an industry formatted jpeg file).
  • Formatting internal pages (including novels, life stories, business or commercial projects, non-fiction, children’s picture books and photo books):
    • ebook formatting (EPUB, mobi, html)
    • print book layouts (PDFs ready to send to the printer)
    • downloadable PDFs for online use
  • Image formatting for photographs, illustrations, drawings, etc
  • Self-publishing setup

My pricing varies according to how much work there is to do, starting from $250 for a simple cover.

For example, if you don’t have any idea what you want for a cover, you’ll probably want me to provide you with a few different design ideas, and then separate progressive revisions on your favourite design, which takes more time than if you know the exact image and font you’d like to use, with no manipulation required.

Similarly with internal pages, it’s quicker for me to format your work to industry book sizes using standard internal designs requiring no bespoke font or design manipulation, and no images (such as with novels). However, it takes longer to format books requiring a unique touch – such as literary books, illustrated or photography books, memoir or life story, biography, commercial projects, and other non-fiction – which may feature bespoke internal design and fonts, lists, footnotes, branded headers & footers, images with text wrap, hyperlinks, or anything else non-standard.

Therefore, please contact me for an exact per book quote. I have an itemised Brief Form we can complete together to determine the price.

Here are some samples:

Author Website & Blog Creation

Do you (or one of your authors) need a simple website to promote your titles? Perhaps you’d like a website that you can manage yourself, making updates easy and hassle-free? I want my clients to have online independence, so will endeavour to help you find the best way of doing this, while creating a visually impactual online platform that links to any social media. I can also manage your website for you if you’d prefer.

Prices vary according to what you need, starting from a single page scroll website with a simple theme for around $295, if you have all the images and text ready to go. It’s better if I help you set up your own hosting, so that each year it renews automatically and you don’t need to pay to consult with me. You’ll need a domain name too. As a writer, I can also help with copywriting; and I can format any images that need manipulation before being uploaded to your website.

As for a blog – whether you’re thinking of developing an online presence for personal reasons, for business, or to simply represent your point of view – I can arm you with enough knowledge and tips to get started straight away. Blogging and social media are a great way to connect with others. We can also discuss anything you want to know about getting online, such as:

  • What social media platform is right for you?
  • What should you blog about?
  • How to get more followers
  • What’s the best way to drive more traffic to your website?
  • What are Google AdWords, SEO, Google analytics and bounce rates?
  • Will social media actually enable you to achieve your goals?

Please just get in touch and tell me what you’d like to achieve.

Promotional Items

Need a little help promoting your book? Whether you’d like some physical branded items, signage, a professionally-designed media release, or a flyer – I can assist with professionally-designed:

  • media releases
  • flyers & brochures
  • bookmarks
  • postcards
  • posters
  • sticker sheets
  • fridge magnets
  • pens

Since all these items are quoted on a case-by-case basis, simply send me a message and we’ll go from there. My husband runs a graphic design and POS business, Checkout, so he can also provide logo concepts, business cards and printing quotes for you. We work closely together, and I can communicate your needs directly to him.

Self-Publishing Setup

I can also assist you with ISBNs, book blurbs, image formatting & touch-ups, developing your own house style, and enabling international book distribution (through a self-managed Ingram Spark account – because I encourage all my clients to remain independent of external help, including mine!).

  • ISBNs (yes, you need one!)
  • Barcodes (yes, you need one!)
  • Distribution (with all the major online retailers, such as Amazon)
  • Printing, both in bulk and print-on-demand
  • Help setting up do-it-yourself accounts

Simply send me a message and we’ll go from there.

Other Services:

Mentorship/Writing Coach – If you need help with story generation, manuscript or career development, please consider selecting my mentorship/writing coach option instead.

Editing & Mentorship – If you need help editing your book prior to printing and publishing, please consider using my editing services.

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