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Strategic Guidance for

Indie Authors

Congratulations for deciding to write a book!

Self-publishing can be a complex and sometimes overwhelming process, but we are here to make your journey smooth and successful. With over ten years of experience and hundreds of book launches, we provide indie authors like you with expert guidance to elevate quality, maximize reach, and build a loyal audience.

Our full-service support—from selecting the right distribution platforms to crafting a powerful launch strategy and everything in between—we’re here for you. Schedule your complimentary consultation today and give your book all of the polish and impact of the big publishers while keeping full rights, royalties, and the control that you expect from your choice to be an indie author!

Learn More…

custom book cover design 3D books for self publishing page

Strategic Guidance for

Indie Authors

Congratulations for deciding to write a book!

Self-publishing can be a complex and sometimes overwhelming process, but we are here to make your journey smooth and successful. With over ten years of experience and hundreds of book launches, we provide indie authors like you with expert guidance to elevate quality, maximize reach, and build a loyal audience.

Our full-service support—from selecting the right distribution platforms to crafting a powerful launch strategy and everything in between—we’re here for you. Schedule your complimentary consultation today and give your book all of the polish and impact of the big publishers while keeping full rights, royalties, and the control that you expect from your choice to be an indie author!

Learn More…

The Self Publishing Process

What can you expect with our strategic support and guidance?

Whether you’re in the writing, editing, or design phase, our team of experts will help you create a book that even the major publishing houses would envy. But as you get ready to share your work with the world, you may find yourself asking: What’s next? The publishing world can be complex and overwhelming, with countless questions and decisions to make along the way. Often, you don’t even know which questions to ask. That’s where we come in.

Our mission is to empower indie authors like you with strategic guidance and marketing expertise so you can focus on what matters most: writing and building your author platform. With over ten years of experience in the publishing industry and hundreds of successful book launches, we’ve honed the skills to navigate each step of getting your book out into the world. Our streamlined process will save you time and resources, elevate your book’s quality, and increase its chances of success in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Our personalized approach blends your unique goals with our industry insights and expertise to help you make informed choices across all the critical aspects of publishing. Such as:

  • Selecting the best mix of distribution platforms for maximum reach.
  • Crafting a launch strategy that builds excitement and momentum from day one.
  • Identifying marketing opportunities to drive book sales and grow your community.
  • Conducting thorough genre, category, and keyword analysis to ensure your book stands out to your target readers.
  • Managing ISBNs, copyright, and Library of Congress registrations to safeguard your rights.
  • Empowering you to grow an author brand and loyal community of supporters, vital to sustained success.

Our process is collaborative and hands-on, taking you through each step so you gain not only a professionally published book but also the tools and knowledge to approach your journey with the confidence to become a Best-Selling author! No matter where you are in your journey, your next step should be to schedule your complimentary consultation-today!

How We'll Work Together

Your self-publishing journey started on your introductory call as we chatted about you and your book, and we began to set the framework for your book’s future.

We will schedule several calls during the process, and during our first meeting, we’ll take a deeper dive into the goals and dreams you have for your book. From there, we refine your plan, set timelines and expectations, and assign tasks.

After we have a framework established, we begin to assemble your team, starting with editing. Once editing is in place and we have a timeline for completion, we will start working on pre-launch marketing, setting up needed online accounts, planning the reviews process, and formulating distribution channels.

Here’s where the fun begins—the creative process. You’ll begin to work with Victoria on your cover, and once your manuscript is out of editing, your interior formatting, and eBook.

Once your book has been fully designed, we are ready to start uploading to your platforms. Concurrently, we are finishing up marketing tasks, making plans for your launch, and putting in place best practices for getting your book into the world.

Then it’s launch time! We’ve planned and prepared, and now your day is here!

The self-publishing journey does not end on launch day. From a Best-Seller Campaign and social media promotion, to book signings and podcasts, we will work together ninety days post-launch as you are promoting your book.

Bundled Design Packages

Design Package

Cover design, interior design and formatting, eBook formatting, and a few extras
$ 2,300
00
  • Book size and format consultation
  • Custom Cover Design (3-4 concepts)
  • eBook Cover
  • Audiobook Cover
  • Custom Interior Design and Formatting up to 60k words
  • eBook Formatting
  • Print-Ready PDFs of cover and interior for KDP and Ingram
  • Two 3D images of cover for marketing
  • Poster-sized image of cover
  • Full book PDF
  • Author owns creative copyrights

Essentials Package

Everything you need to go from manuscript to published on two platforms
$ 4,300
00
  • Everything from the Design package AND:
  • Strategic distribution consulting
  • Setup guidance for print on demand accounts
  • Uploads and proof book ordering for all KDP and Ingram formats
  • Keywords and categories stategic research and consulting
  • Optimization of accounts, book sales pages, and author pages

Essentials Plus Package

Manuscript to published, PLUS marketing guidance
$ 6,700
00
  • Everything from the Essentials package AND:
  • A+ content creation and upload
  • Email marketing program setup
  • Strategic launch marketing plan

Premium Package

Manuscript to published, PLUS our enhanced marketing services
$ 9,700
00
  • Everything from the Essentials Plus package AND:
  • Bookmark, one-sheet, business card, and launch materials design and printing
  • Custom designed standard author website
  • Expanded email marketing plan
  • Post launch marketing strategy and planning

Some Fine Print…

  • We love to work on the entire book, cover, interior, and eBook, and our pricing reflects this. However, if you are interested in only one or two design services or just our publishing services, please contact us for a quote. 
  • All the packages above are based on a 60k-word manuscript with standard styling elements. Additional fees may apply for more complex interiors.
  • All of our packages can be customized to meet your specific needs.
  • In any capacity you work with us, all rights and royalties for your book project remain with you, the author. All accounts are set up in your name, and you retain sole ownership.
  • Editing is not included in any of our pricing or packages. We can, however, connect you with editors we have vetted and work with regularly.
  • When referring to cover design concepts, we are speaking of fully realized covers, not sketches or mock-ups. Typically, we provide 3-5 cover concepts for nonfiction and 2-3 for fiction. Because we are intuitive designers, we let the design guide us; sometimes, it says more, and sometimes, it says less. With fiction, we typically have a more distinct direction identified, and the concepts you will choose from are more focused with multiple layers of detail.
  • We have subscriptions to three stock image sites and utilize those for all images used on our covers. We may use only one or two images for some covers, and for some, we can use five or more. Any stock images not originating from our subscription sites may incur additional charges. WDM holds the license for all images.
  • If you change the concept direction entirely, agreed upon after the initial round of cover concepts, there may be an additional charge to create alternative concepts.

Additional Design Services:

  • ARC Version with post-review additions to cover and interior: $250
  • Hardcover: Case Laminate for KDP or Ingram Spark: $250
  • Hardcover: Dust Jacket and Cloth Cover: $250
  • Hardcover: Dust Jacket and Case Laminate Cover: $450

Let's Chat About Your Book

Complete the form below to start our chat about your book.  In the message section, please tell us a bit about your book and anything else you would like to add. We will respond to your message within one business day.

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