Self-Publish
Self-Publish
Once you have finished the first draft of your book, revised it as you think needed, and run it through a spell checker and/or your mom, who is a spelling and grammar whiz, you will have taken the first steps toward getting your book published and into the hands of readers. Now what?
Before you proceed any farther toward your ultimate goal of a professionally published book, you need a knowledgeable, objective eye to edit your work and note any problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, and the like—this is called “copy editing”—as well as with the flow of the prose, the initial hook, pacing, plot or character consistency, and other story elements. This latter function of editing is where real writing experience is needed; a spell checker and dictionary will not suffice.
What I can do for you:
As a professional copy editor with years of experience and a Royal Palm Literary Awards judge tasked with scoring novels on various aspects of story components as well as grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics, I have acquired the expertise to help you polish your masterpiece into the shining pearl you know it can be.
Once you’ve whipped into shape both the content of your story and the grammar and syntax of its presentation, you’ll be ready for the next step: formatting for an e-book, print version, or both. And yes, formatting is different for these two types of published works.
What we can do for you:
We can format your book, including interior book design, for digital publishing, print publishing, or both, as you desire.
For your e-book: Just formatting your book and uploading it to an Internet marketplace, such as Amazon, is not enough. You will need a digital cover. You will also need an author portrait, book blurb (very brief description of the story or contents), and author bio for your author page.
What we can do for you:
We can design a custom cover for your digital book. We can also copy edit your book blurb and author bio and assist you with the writing if needed.
For your print book: Now that you have a fully formatted book with appropriate typeface and size, custom-designed chapter headings, and creatively crafted special pages, such as the title page, all you need to complete the book elements for the printer is a cover.
What we can do for you:
We can design a custom cover—front, back, and spine—including graphics if desired.
Voilà! A book is born, and now you are a published author. Congratulations! But unless you want Aunt Martha to be your only reader, you’ll also want to market it. This should include printed materials as well as a website.