Publishing Services for Independent Authors

A self-publishing consultant can help independent authors keep their projects on track and publish better books.

 

Thinking about hiring a self-publishing consultant? If you’re not sure what to do next with your book, you’ve come to the right place.

As an independent publisher, you stand to reap all the rewards—but if you don’t understand all the steps and best practices for publishing a book, you won’t put yourself in the best possible position for success.

If the endless checklists and tasks have you second-guessing your publishing journey, a self-publishing consultant can help you set reasonable goals and lay out steps for achieving them.

Why Hire a Self-Publishing Consultant?

On one hand, many aspects of the independent publishing process have gotten easier and much more author-friendly. But on the other, with more options than ever before, the process can be overwhelming.

As a self-publisher, it’s up to you to make sure all the steps are thought through and everything gets done. From a quick overview of your distribution options to continued assistance throughout the process, we’re here to answer your self-publishing questions and make things a little less complicated.

How Can Self-Publishing Consulting Help Me?

These are some of the questions an experienced consultant can authors grapple with:

  • What can I do to prepare my book for editing?
  • What do I need to know about my distribution options?
  • How can I find the right book designer?
  • Is print-on-demand right for my project?
  • What’s the best distribution strategy for my goals?

Hire a Publishing Consultant!

With consulting packages tailored toward your specific needs and strengths, my team and I at Spoonbridge Press are happy to meet you wherever you are on the publishing journey so we can plan your next steps together.

However, we are not the right publishing consultants for every situation. Our experience lies in helping independent publishers produce and distribute books while maintaining complete control over their publishing decisions, royalties, and accounts.

If your main goal is to have your book traditionally published, it’s best if you find a publishing consultant with a background in traditional publishing.

Here’s a short list of things we won’t be able to help you with:

  • Getting traditionally published
  • Finding an agent for your book
  • Submitting your book to an anthology

If it sounds like we’re the right publishing consultants for you, we’d love to hear from you!

Get in Touch

Schedule a Free Author Consultation!

What happens next?

Our project manager, Britt, will review your information and get back to you as soon as possible. If it looks like we might be able to help, we’ll invite you to book a call so we can learn more about your project and discuss next steps.

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What others are saying

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From the very beginning of our publishing journey, Sarah treated me as an important individual, professionally, and with great respect. She was always, always there to answer my questions, fix my mistakes, and made her transition to her other employees I needed to work with very smooth and seamless. Every time there was a deadline she needed to meet, she met it without fail.

I learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed working with her. Sarah had a gift for keeping me on-track without micro-managing me. She did not publish my book with a standardized package. She listened to my ideas and we talked a lot back-and-forth about my vision for the book. Her goal was to make my book the reality I wanted it to be, even when we needed to stray a little from the original proposal to get it done. Never once did she "drop the ball" on managing the publishing process. If you are shopping for a publisher that honors and represents your vision of your book, you need to look no further.

Michele KennyAuthor (Keeping Covid Sober: One Isolated Drinker's Journey through a Quarantined Pandemic)
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I’m absolutely delighted with your work on this. It’s exactly what I hoped for—an attention to both the large and detailed inconsistencies in the story that I’d missed, and an excellent learning experience in terms of understanding what my particular quirks are as a writer. You’re very talented to be able to do this!

Holly CaveScience Fiction Author, The Generation
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I really appreciate all your hard work. I thoroughly enjoyed your input and the areas where you asked me to clarify or show you more. I miss a lot of that when I’m trying to finish a book and it was nice to have someone point out opportunities to give things a second look.

Eric CattaniScience Fiction Author, Winter Nova Saves the World
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I chose Sarah as an editor based on her love of science fiction. What I got was a professional partner who came to the project with a high level of skill, editing knowledge, and developmental insight that made my manuscript publication-ready. Sarah turned out to be exactly what I was seeking in an editor: knowledgeable about the rules, gentle enough to allow my voice to shine through, and always willing to keep the story in mind.

David BrunsSci-Fi/Thriller Author (Weapons of Mass Deception, The Dream Guild Chronicles
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the outstanding editorial work you provided us. You did an amazing job! Your attention to detail, your suggestions, and your timely and professional service were top notch! We look forward to working with you again in the future.

Patricia SapiaAuthor (The Complete Guide to Lost Pet Prevention & Recovery)

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