Coaching
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Self-Publish Coaching
Nowadays, there are alternatives to the traditional publishing industry.
Do you want total control of your book and when it is published? Are you frustrated by the slow pace of traditional publishing (it may take two years between your signing up with a literary agent and your book being published)? A publishing company invest in marketing a new author’s book after they have sold at least 200 copies; if you have to promote your book, would you like to earn more money?
If the answer is yes to at least one of those questions, then self-publishing is for you. However, you must learn to navigate a small publishing business in an environment that is full of alternatives, with a lot of freebies that usually come with some drawback, and many offers of help that are not really value for money. A self-publishing coach helps you navigate those choppy waters.
A self-publishing coach helps you turn your creative effort into a business strategy.
What do self publishing coaches do? Find out here
Do you want to check if self-publishing is for you? Download this pdf
How does it work?
We have regular sessions (you decide the frequency) where we celebrate your progress, discuss your difficulties and set realistic targets. If you like, I can read part of your manuscript and send you an assessment (5,000 pages are the equivalent of one hour of coaching). If you hire me to create the book layout, that includes two hours of coaching, plus another hour to discuss revisions after I sent you the pdf with the book laid out as it will be printed. I also guide you in choosing a Print-On-Demand strategy.
You can book an initial 30 minutes exploratory chat by sending an e-mail to silvano.stagni@gmail.com stating a preferred time between 3pm and 11pm GMT (10am and 6pm Eastern, 7am and 3pm Pacific).
How much does it cost?
Coaching
One-off one-hour session £60, €72, $75
Group of five sessions £270, €324, $337.5
Group of ten sessions £480, €573.7, $598.4
Other arrangements for retainers.
Payment due at the time of booking a one-off session, or 50% at the time of booking and 50% after the second session (group of five), or after the fourth session (group of 10).
Book Formatting
Once you have finished the book, I can help you with book formatting. Creating the file to upload to the chosen Print On Demand service. Coaching rates are the same as above. You need to add book formatting:
A standard Vellum format is £0.50, €0.6, $0.62 (per page, unless your book has):
Images
Bullet points
Different justifications on a page (right justified, centred, etc.)
Lots of insertion (like the date in the example) or paragraph titles (Not including chapter title)
In that case, I’ll give you a quote once I have seen the manuscript in MS Word or Page file.
For formats outside the standard Vellum or with more than a single interline space, send the Manuscript and I’ll give you a quote.
You can pay using Paypal
Why me
After publishing five books and a collection of short stories, I can honestly say I made all the mistakes and learnt from them. I learnt a lot about the publishing industry and I usually say I run a small independent publishing company with one author, me, and a strategy for using Print-On-Demand services. My books have sold over 500 copies (despite a very limited promotional budget).