AUTHOR SUPPORT DIRECTORY
Welcome to the Author Support Directory!
We are a team of dedicated, skilled professionals who can help you from the start of your writing journey, assisting you craft your ideas, through to editing, publishing and marketing.
Whether you are working on fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction or other non-fiction, such as self help, memoirs or academic work - we have someone who can help you achieve your goals.
And with the additional incentive of budget packages for new authors, there's no reason not to get in touch and ask what we can do for you!
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Professionals on the team:-
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Writing Assistance
​Writing Coaches
Writing Workshops
Ghost Writers
Copy Writers
Beta Readers
Editing Assistance
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Development Editors
Structural Editors
Copy Editors
Line Editors
Manuscript Evaluators
Proofreaders
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Design Assistance
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Book Cover/Interior Designers
Formatters
Typesetters
ebook designers
Publishing Assistance
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Marketers
Self-Publishers
ebook Publishers
Querying to agents/publishers
Writing
Writing Coaches
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Book coaching can be the right choice if you are starting a novel, trying to finish one or need consistent support through the revision process. Working with a coach means different things for different writers, but generally coaching offers support in the following areas: craft instruction, quick edits, a sounding board, encouragement, and accountability.
Writing Workshops
Ghost Writers
​This service is useful if you know what you want to write but don't feel you have the skills to do it yourself. A Ghost Writer will organise your thoughts and ideas onto the page for you.
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Copy Writers
This is a great choice for a business. It focuses on crafting persuasive and engaging content to connect with an audience. This can be such things as articles, emails and marketing.
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Beta Readers
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Often the first step before editing, includes notes, editorial recommendations, and feedback on story elements (plot, dialogue, characters, pacing, description and setting, plausibility).
Editing
​Development and Structural Editors
Choose this edit when you’ve taken the manuscript as far as you can on your own. This will be an editorial letter identifying areas for improvement and a marked-up manuscript with suggestions and queries. It includes detailed and comprehensive feedback on the manuscript’s major elements, for example, plot, structure, character development, point of view, pacing and voice
Copy Editors
May include light, medium, or heavy-level copyediting. Corrects grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency. Reduces wordiness and refines language. May include research and fact-checking. May include creation of a style sheet.
Line Editors
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Elevates the clarity, flow, tone, and readability of the content through sentence-level editing. Also known as stylistic editing, and often done in conjunction with copyediting.
Manuscript Evaluators
​Assessment of strengths and weaknesses, solutions to improve the writing using craft techniques, and editorial recommendations. Analysis of structure, plot, mechanics, and adherence to genre conventions.
Proofreaders​
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Proofreading occurs after a manuscript has been formatted. It involves a final check to make sure that no more glaring errors have been missed.
Designing
Book Cover and Interior Designers
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This service is intended to capture the interest of your target audience quickly with a compelling and relevant design. The Designer works with you to understand the message in your book and to learn what your visual goals for the cover are.
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After your manuscript has been professionally edited, they create a design for your approval. based on your vision, your ideas and direction.
Formatters
Formatting your book is essential to ensure it looks attractive and presentable by applying the font type, size, colour, bold, italics, alignment, paragraph spacing and indentation of the text.
Typesetters
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This process is more refined and includes the arranging of text, images and other elements onto a page to create a visually appealing and readable layout for a printed book. This involves setting the font style, size and spacing, as well as adjusting margins, headers, footers and page numbers.​ It also includes ensuring consistency throughout the book, such as proper alignment, hyphenation and line breaks.​ Typesetting enhances the overall reading experience by making the content easy to follow and aesthetically pleasing. Professional typesetting can greatly impact the readability and overall quality of a book.​​​​​
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Publishing
Querying
Marketers
A Book Marketer is essential to get the book, that you have put so much time and effort into, out into the world and snatched off the shelves. Whether you're a debut author or a seasoned storyteller, launching your book with clarity, confidence, and strategic precision is essential. As your dedicated book marketing coach. The Book Marketer in our directory also offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to help you publish with purpose, promote effectively, and position yourself as a standout voice in your field.
Self-Publishers
ebook Design and Publishers
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