Publishing Services

PUBLISH YOUR BOOK WITH A TRUSTED NAME

For more than two decades, A Flair For Writing has proudly provided the highest quality in writing and editing services. Because of the great need for a credible, reliable, and trustworthy name in the area of self-publishing, we have expanded to offer full self-publishing and print-on-demand (POD) services to our authors.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT:
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
Our mission is based on our sound business ethics. We want to differentiate ourselves from the many unscrupulous self-publishing companies doing business today—the ones that lie and cheat to get your money and then don’t provide the services you paid for. We offer legitimate services and take a firm stand against the corruption that is rampant in this industry.

LOW-COST AFFORDABILITY
We can’t work for free, so we must charge for the value we provide. We offer the highest quality services to deliver a professional product to you, the author. Our prices are lower than most, and we offer seasonal specials throughout the year.

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE
We have listened carefully to authors who have published elsewhere. Their main complaint has been lack of customer service and accessibility once their payment has been processed. Unlike many of our competitors, at A Flair for Writing you receive unlimited consultations with our highly skilled and knowledgeable Publishing Manager.

We are extremely selective in our acceptance process. Your manuscript will receive a sample evaluation and a timely response within two weeks. We want our name associated only with the quality we are known for.

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
We are a “one-stop-shop.” You can take advantage of our full array of adjunct services, including editing, book layout, illustration, marketing, and public relations. We offer Print On Demand services for additional copies of your published book. We have connections with book coaches, social media experts, website developers, and video trailer services. If you have further requirements and don’t see them listed, let us know and we will refer you to an appropriate source.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO READ BEFORE
SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT

BASIC 

$2.50 - $4.00 per double-spaced page

Includes proofing for punctuation, grammar, spelling, and overall word flow. Author has done the major editing but is hiring a “second pair of eyes” to go through the manuscript.

EXTENSIVE 

$4.50 - $5.00 per double-spaced page

In addition to the Basic Editing Services, these manuscripts also require changes/corrections in sentence structure, tenses, voices, accuracy of facts, etc.

DEVELOPMENTAL   

$5.50 - $7.00 per double-spaced page

All Basic and Extensive Editing with the addition of rewriting text for clarity, changing position of text, changing POV (point of view) for characters, changing first person/third person narrator thought, speech, and/or dialogue, correcting author intrusion, re-creating beginning/ending of chapters, and/or changing character description/conflict/development.

BASIC FORMATTING 

$3.00 per ds manuscript page

Design Layout includes proofing, page layout for printing, font selection and size, line spacing, headers for chapter name and book title, footers for page numbers and copyright page.

Design Layout includes all of the Basic Formatting services, in addition to any of the following:
Footnotes, Endnotes, Table of Contents, Index, and Page Illustrations (priced accordingly).

COPYRIGHT 

Fees paid by Author

Whatever you publish, you rightfully own. However, registering the copyright of your work prevents others from extracting, plagiarizing, or copying your book’s contents. You have the option to register the copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. To do this, you must (a) submit an application with the fee of $35–$45 and (b) send your manuscript file either electronically or by U.S. Mail to the U.S. Copyright Office.
To register, go to: http://www.copyright.gov/register/literary.html.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NUMBER (L/C)

If you plan to sell your book to Libraries, you will need a Pre-Assigned Card Catalog Number (PCN). Books must be more than 50 pages.
To fill out an application, go to http://pcn.loc.gov/pcn007.html.

This is similar to a UPC code on other merchandise. We will obtain an ISBN for you because the Publisher owns the number. The 13-digit number will be printed on the Copyright Page and the bar code on the back cover of the book. Let us know if you plan to distribute your book in the U.S., Canada, or globally.

SHIPPING SERVICES

Shipping of the entire Book Order will be at the expense of the Author and will be billed separately.

PRESS RELEASE SERVICES

OTHER SERVICES