Please note, these packages are for non-fiction authors only
Your writing and the scope of the job will affect what packages may be appropriate and the associated time involved to move your book forward. Let’s talk to find out if we’re a good fit. The first 30 minutes are on me.
PACKAGE #1: Strategic direction assist
Who this is for:
- Authors with too much to say
- Authors with too little to say
- Authors struggling with how to organize their book
What this includes:
- Two 30-minute Zoom consultations focused on:
- Review of existing written content (up to twenty pages)
- Strategic suggestions for content and/or organization
- Access to editor via email with questions or feedback requests
Length of program:
- Two-week period of the author’s choosing
PACKAGE #2: Early book intervention support
Who this is for:
- Authors with an existing manuscript or partially completed book
What this includes:
- Review of existing copy (up to three chapters or 7500 words)
- Written strategic recommendations
- Commentary on what works well
- Ideas for author to consider for improvement
- Track changes comments in the manuscript
Length of program:
- Two 30-minute Zoom consultations
- Two-week period of author’s choosing
- Unlimited (within reason) email exchanges for two weeks after recommendations are submitted
$100 discount on next contract if author chooses additional editing support
PACKAGE #3: Book review, strategic recommendations, and rough outline for Table of Contents
Who this is for:
- Authors who have a rough manuscript
- Authors concerned with flow issues
- Authors who want feedback on possible content holes
- Authors who wonder if portions of the text should be eliminated because they don’t fit
What this includes:
- Three 30-minute Zoom meetings to discuss objectives and go over recommendations
- Strategic overview of what’s working and what’s not
- Development (or reorganization) of a rough table of contents
- Note: This does not include editing services
Length of program:
Three-week period of the author’s choosing
- $250 discount on book editing if author chooses BookConductors for this additional service
PACKAGE #4: Book content strategist & mentor
Who this is for:
- Current or want-to-be author experiencing writer’s block
- Authors having trouble determining what to include as book content
- Authors challenged with an organizational strategy for the book
- Authors with a book contract who are not receiving needed support from their publisher
What this includes:
- Strategic consulting support on book content and flow
- Review and discussion of ideal reader/audience
- Review and discussion of book objectives
- Help creating a working table of contents (TOC)
- Mentoring and/or editing through three chapters (can be sequential or random)
- Ideas for how to make your writing more effective
- Accountable check ins
Length of program:
- Six 30-minute strategy sessions by phone or Zoom (weekly – same time and day)
- Email support as needed
- Eight-week duration (additional weekly fee for longer arrangements)
PACKAGE #5: Developmental Editing
Who this is for:
- Authors who have completed a manuscript and are planning on self-publishing
- Authors who intend to use their book as a marketing tool
- Authors who know their book can be better but need insight from a seasoned pro
- Authors focused on presenting material in way that’s easy for readers to understand
What this includes:
- Discussion about ideal reader and book objectives
- A word-by-word review of existing content with stated audience in mind
- Comments on flow issues, possible missing material, word choice, redundancies and other items that may be detracting from the book’s intended message
- Possible table of contents revision suggestions and associated chapter reordering
- Zoom meetings as needed
- Final read and edit of manuscript after author has finished changes (this is not a proofread – author should plan on engaging another for this job)
Length of program:
- Generally four weeks, dependent author response time to questions and turn-around time on edit review and final revisions
PACKAGE #6: Book Ghostwriting
Who this is for:
- Would-be authors who know they have a book in them but can’t seem to get it out
- Busy professionals who have great ideas or life experiences they want to share
What this includes:
- Brief weekly interviews to capture your voice as well as your chosen content
- Exploration of hidden gems you may not have considered
- Material is organized and written by a professional with decades of book writing and interviewing experience
- Editing services post initial rough draft (a proofreader should be engaged for final review)
- Final read after all suggested changes are reviewed & implemented
Length of program:
- Generally 3 months, but this can vary depending on length of book and timeliness of author responses