Straight answers about publishing, from people who actually publish.
Straight answers on ghostwriting, editing, covers, formatting, translation, marketing, and audiobooks from a publisher working with authors since 2018.
Is my manuscript confidential with an editor?
What copyright already protects, what a confidentiality agreement adds on top, and the questions worth asking before you send a file.
How long does book editing take?
What actually consumes the days, how to plan backwards from a launch date, and why most delays are not the editor.
Developmental, line, and copy editing compared
What each kind of editing changes on the page, the order they belong in, and how to work out which one your manuscript needs.
How much does a book editor cost?
Per-word versus per-hour pricing, the real cost for a 40,000 and 90,000 word manuscript, and the quotes worth walking away from.
Book marketing: what a launch actually involves
The work that happens before launch day, why metadata beats announcements, and what a campaign actually includes.
Translating your book between English and Spanish
Why a real translation is closer to a rewrite, which Spanish to publish in, and who owns the second edition.
Audiobook production, explained
How an audiobook is actually made, why narration is harder than reading aloud, and where the finished files can be sold.
Hiring a ghostwriter: how it actually works
What a ghostwriter does, how the process runs week by week, who owns the result, and how much of your time it really takes.
Book formatting for ebook and print
Ebook and print are different products with different rules. What each one requires, what breaks most often, and what it costs.
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