Self-Publishing Support

Education, planning, and editorial support for self-publishing authors using any printer or publishing services provider

Overview of Services

Our self-publishing support program provides education, strategic guidance, and hands-on editing to ready your manuscript for release using any publishing platform. The goal is a final product that meets an exceptional standard of quality and puts your book in the best position to be successful.

Services vary based on your project’s needs and may include the following:

A candid, professional assessment of your work’s readiness for publication. (With guided improvement where appropriate.)
Personalized primers and education on the best practices of successful self-publishing and how to avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes
Advice on choosing a print provider and maximizing your book’s visibility within your desired distribution channels (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.)
Professionally written flap copy to attract readers and drive sales
Copy editing to correct errors, format your book properly and prepare your manuscript for layout and typesetting
Proofreading of post-layout PDFs and prepublication galleys for final text correction and comb for errors that may be introduced in typesetting
Guidance and hands-on support with cover design, interior layout, e-book conversion, and formatting for your print and/or e-book release

Please click the button below or contact Ross Browne in the Tucson office for more information.

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General Consultation

Education, strategic guidance, and planning support to prepare your book for release with any publishing services provider–and to maximize exposure on Amazon.

$75 per hour

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Flap / Back Cover Promotional Copywriting

Professionally authored promotional copy to attract readers and drive sales.

$75 and up.

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Copy Editing

A pre-publication edit focused on error correction, consistency of formatting and usage, style-guide compliance, and preparations for digital typesetting or submission to literary agents and publishers.

$.016 – $.025 (1.6 – 2.5 cents) per word for most manuscripts

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Proofreading

Final correction of spelling, grammar, syntax, and typographic or formatting errors.

$.01 – $.02 per word for most manuscripts

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“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they’re going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kind of plumbing there’s going to be. They have the whole thing designed and blueprinted out before they even nail the first board up. The gardeners dig a hole, drop in a seed and water it. They kind of know what seed it is, they know if planted a fantasy seed or mystery seed or whatever. But as the plant comes up and they water it, they don’t know how many branches it’s going to have, they find out as it grows. And I’m much more a gardener than an architect.”

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