As with all publishing preparations, it is essential you plan and book ahead. We'll need to secure dates and organise workable timelines with you to ensure we are able to meet your upload and publishing date(s).

The whole process takes approximately three months. 

 

We work from the following timeline:

 

STEP 1

• You contact us to secure your dates. Depending on the availability of our editors, we may be able to fit you in with two-to-four weeks' notice.

• Contract signed and deposit paid

• Secure pre-edit beta read ASAP. This will help to identify possible content issues or conflicts in your novel, and also gives you the opportunity to receive unbiased, constructive reader support and feedback.

• You will complete a cover support sheet. This provides your designer with ideas for concepts prior to you discussing designs in-depth.

STEP 2

• You edit/develop your book based on pre-edit beta feedback

• Send book for content edit

• Outstanding balance paid

• Discuss cover concepts with designer

• Draft cover and internal text designs sent to you for feedback

STEP 3

• Content edit returned, revisions made

• Cover finalised

• Press release created

STEP 4

• Novel sent to post-edit betas

• Cover reveal

• Release, tour & ARC requests sent out

• Graphics created

STEP 5

• Post-beta edits returned, revisions made

• Pre-order made available

STEP 6

• Proofread

• Email marketing 1

• You provide ISBNs

STEP 7

• Proofread returned, revisions made

• ARCs created and sent to reviewers

STEP 8

• Final-eyes reader

STEP 9

• Final edit returned, revisions made

• Ebook and paperback formatted

• Final copies returned to you

STEP 10

• You upload to appropriate sales and printing sites

• Release Blitz

STEP 11

• Email marketing 2

STEP 12

• Two-week tour