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Select the type of service you want to book and click the link to register or to email an inquiry related to your specific project.
Services are available in person and online depending on location.
These services are offered to all authors and writers regardless of whether or not Yellow Ink represents them as their publisher.
Author Coaching
One hour ($60) or one half-hour ($30) online conversation about any writing, editing, publishing, or book marketing related question or concern
Manuscript Review ($0.04 / word)
Get a full, chapter, or first 50 pages manuscript review for $0.04 per word. Receive a detailed manuscript evaluation letter and a half-hour live Zoom chat with your reviewer following the process. Please allow one to two weeks for review once your appointment has been confirmed. The total for services will be calculated upon receipt of the manuscript. A pay link will be provided. Manuscripts 10,000 words or fewer must be paid in full at the time of the appointment. A payment plan is available for larger works.
Book Cover Design
Books are judged by their covers. Hire a professional book cover designer for your book baby. Yellow Ink Publishing only uses original art and images for design concepts. Absolutely nothing will be generated for your design using AI. If you book another service through Yellow Ink in addition to your book cover design, a draft of back cover copy will be provided to you gratis. Note that after paying the initial $150 to secure your spot, upon commencement of the project, half of the remaining $600 balance for book cover design services is due. The other half will be requested when the design is complete and the author is satisfied with the design. The file will be returned to the author upon receipt of payment.
Technical Writing Support (varies per project)
Get writing, editing, design, and / or consulting support for your business and technical writing needs. Services include and are not limited to resumes, grant applications, web copy, content marketing copy, advertisements, brochures, etc. Design services are also available. Prices vary based on the scope and needs of the project. After you select this product and checkout, a representative from Yellow Ink Publishing will be in touch to further discuss your needs. Please describe your project in the description field and upload any supplementary documents you feel are necessary. If there is a budget cap on your project, please indicate it in the description field.
Editorial & Formatting Services
Project rates vary per project. Please send an email to query your project. Please use the subject line to indicate the kind of services about which you are querying.
Developmental Editing
Your book is like a house. You don’t want to paint the drywall (copyedit or line edit) before you know that wall is going to even remain in the place you put it. With developmental editing, you get the foundation nailed down. From inception to completion, work with a developmental editor at any stage in the process. Your DE will help you outline and organize and refine focus for a concept or will taken an existing manuscript or work in progress and help you nail down the big picture items in your manuscript like structure, style, organization, plot lines, etc.
Line Editing
Prose is everything in elevating a good plot to a mind-blowing work of resonant fiction or creative nonfiction. Are you shifting voices? Is the POV consistent? Does the word choice work for the character or the theme? Does the word choice elevate the book’s theme? And what about character voices—do they leap off the page as unique and clearly-distinct individuals, or do they muddle together? Your line editor will help illuminate the ways you can elevate the language of your manuscript.
Copy Editing
A clean manuscript makes all of the difference in the success of your publication. Your copy editor will comb through your manuscript and clean up technical issues to get your manuscript, essay, query letter, book proposal, or other document free of technical errors while still preserving your style and voice as your manuscript is prepped for publication.
Proofreading
Proofreading takes place after your book is laid out. At this point, your manuscript is near perfect and it’s almost ready for publication. Your proofreader creates a style sheet and reviews your manuscript for any lingering minor errors, formatting issues (widows, orphans, stacks, etc.) and helps you truly perfect your book for publication.
Book Formatting
It can be obvious when you’re independently publishing your book, but it doesn’t have to be. Formatting can take time to get right especially when it’s not your forte. Have a professional designer lay out your book for print and digital production.
Writing Through Grief & Trauma
One hour ($55) or half hour ($30) session with trauma-informed writer Amy Delcambre. Talk to a compassionate and experienced author, editor, and publisher who used writing to heal grief and trauma about what is keeping you stuck in suffering as you are guided to heal through your own words. Resources for moving forward are provided.
