Indie Author Services
CREATIVITY
EXPERTISE
Indie author looking for help with publishing?
Hey there, authors! I provide a wide range of services that will get you to a completed novel!
Editorial (Developmental, line, and copy)
Interior Formatting
Cover Design
Upload to print-on-demand sites
No AI used
Deposit of varying amounts required.
Feel free to leave a message on the contact page if you’d like to talk on the phone or zoom before booking a service!
My qualifications:
Degree in journalism with work in editorial and design.
Professional editorial and design experience with Artichoke Press, a Missoula based indie publisher.
Indie author that did all the editing and design for my own book.
Design Expertise
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Reliability You Can Count On
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A Focus on Quality
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Author First Approach
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Design Expertise · Reliability You Can Count On · A Focus on Quality · Author First Approach ·
Editorial
Developmental Editing
Big-picture editing focused on overall structure, plot, and character development. Manuscript will be returned to you with a suggested overall outline and individual chapter outlines.
Line Editing
Detailed, sentence-level revision process that refines your style, tone, word choice, and flow to make your writing clear and engaging. Manuscript will be returned with suggested edits in an editable document.
Copy Editing
Editing to improve text’s clarity, readability, and correctness. Manuscript will be returned with suggested edits in an editable document.
What I need from you!
Pricing
Developmental and line
Novellas 50,000 words or less ~ $500
Novels 50,001-100,000 words ~ $750
Novels 100,001-150,000 words ~ $1000
Copy
Novellas 50,000 words or less ~ $300
Novels 50,001-100,000 words ~ $500
Novels 100,001-150,000 words ~ $700
Full manuscript as an editable document.
*Not currently editing books over 150,000 words.
Interior Formatting
Front Matter: Title page with line art based on themes from your book, copyright page, dedication, table of contents, forward/introduction.
Book Content: Chapter headings (art included), body text, page numbers, page headers, paragraph breaks (art included), and drop caps; with special attention to detail on type, font size, justification, chapter sink, margins, and line spacing.
Back Matter: Acknowledgments, about the author, appendices/index/bibliography.
Sample pages from Shifting Wings
What I need from you!
Full manuscript as an editable document.
Concept art or description of any interior art you would like.
Preferred size
Pricing
Novellas 50,000 words or less ~ $100
Novels 50,000-150,000 words ~ $200
Novels over 150,000 words ~ $250
Your project will be returned as a print-ready pdf (and an InDesign file if you would like).
Cover
Send me your blurb, title, any ideas you have for your cover, and a mood board if you have it. Unless I am formatting the interior, you must have final cover dimensions from your printer.
Up to 5 revisions allowed.
Cover returned as a full spread print-ready PDF at 300 DPI in CMYK and a jpeg for ebook front cover.
$200
Other covers I’ve designed
Upload all material for your book to print on demand sites.
Amazon KDP
$50
Barnes and Noble Press
$50
IngramSpark
$50
Quill and Courier
$50 + $25 upload fee
Copyright application
$50 + $65 application fee
Upload package
$200 + $90 in fees
(save $50)
I can create you an account or log into an existing account.
After booking this service a form will be sent to you to collect all information required for uploading, including a PDF of your cover and a PDF of your interior, design preferences, tax information, and release date.
Uploads
Indie Author Package
Combine every service into one package.
Novellas 50,000 words or less
$1615
Novels 50,001-100,000 words
$2415
Novels 100,001-150,000 words
$3165
*Save $275
Process:
Developmental edits —> you implement edits —> line/copy edits —> you review —> format/cover —> you review —> upload
Interested in a package combining only a few services? Send me a message!
Submit your project request below or leave a note if you have more questions!
*I will contact you before starting.