Book Blurbs
Professional Copywriting for Polished Perfection
€175 + supplementary hourly rate of €30 for cases where the material supplied is very copy-heavy and requires more research/further reading.
Press Releases
€175 + supplementary hourly rate of €30 for cases where the material supplied is very copy-heavy and requires untangling/more research.
Social Media Strategy
Our partner Social Media Strategist Sidney Anderson offers:
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1 hr intake call featuring:
An introduction to social media for authors, including a review of channels, audiences, types of posts, best practices, and useful tools
Working session to align on the right audience, channel mix, and content pillars
Account setup and handoff
2x customized templates for use in images and videos
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Additional working session (1 hr), e.g. formalizing social strategy components, performance review, Canva tutorial: €125
1-month content calendar development, including post ideas, mockups, and caption suggestions: €300
Social audit of 3-4 comp titles / shelf-mates to understand how authors are using social media in your genre: €250
Paid amplification execution to drive targeted traffic and sales to a website (ad budget to be determined by author): starting at €250
Author Website
Our partners Kristy & Luke Hanson, www.wearehafi.com offer the following website services specifically for indie and emerging authors:
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Customized Hafi WordPress template
Font & color customization
Up to 5 core pages
Foundational SEO setup
Newsletter integration
Light editorial guidance on site copy
Training guide + 60-minute session
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Everything in Essential, plus:
Advanced homepage layout variation
Blog or News section
Expanded book series structure
Advanced typography pairing + layout refinement
Subtle motion design elements
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Let’s talk!
Meet our Wordsmiths
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Anna Trapmore
Services: Developmental Editing, Line Editing, Book Blurbs, Press Releases, Copyediting and Proofreading
Genres: Fiction and Non-Fiction, open to all genres
Storyhouse Works Titles: Just: A Crusade for Credit by Radiohead’s First True Fan by Paul McCarthy, Heart of the Party by Henri Wild, Welcome to Amsterdam by Talia Stone, Unexpected Gifts anthology. Press releases for ABCs of Amsterdam, The Art Engager, Welcome to Amsterdam, Unexpected Gifts, Following Van Gogh.
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Kristin Anderson
Services: Line Editing, Copy Editing, Developmental Editing, Proofreading.
Genres: Fiction: contemporary fiction, women’s fiction, romance, fantasy, paranormal, and anything to do with vegan, vegetarian, and environmental issues.
Non-fiction: self-help books, memoirs, informational, narrative, and academic books about the arts, culture, humanities, and religion.
Storyhouse Works Titles; Phantom Parents, Locked in Workmode, ABCs of London, Unexpected Gifts, Gymsical.
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Rebecca Blunden
Services: Developmental Editing, Line-editing, Copyediting, (Book Doctor service if combining all 3 aforementioned services), Writing Coach, Manuscript Assessment, Back Book Blurb (copywriting)
Fiction: Children's picture and chapter books, young adult (YA) novels, coming of age, dystopian, historical, horror, humorous, mystery/thriller, fantasy/adventure, short story anthologies, anything ‘dark’ or alternative
Non-fiction: The arts (visual, dance, music, film, and pop culture), neurodiversity, mental health, parenting, education, law, history, sociology, science, renewable energy, gardening/green space, sustainability, urban planning, memoir
Storyhouse Works Titles; Place and Queens’ Row, The Art Engager, Caelum, All Too Well, Can-Can and the Adventures of Ming Island, and Following Van Gogh.
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Lucy Goodchild
Services: Book Blurbs, Ghost Writing
Genres: Fiction & Non-fiction
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Fatima Fazli
Services: Ghost writer, writing coach, Book blurb, marketing texts, translator (NL-ENG, ENG-NL), Proofreading, Copy-editing.
Genres
Non-Fiction:(auto) biographies, memoirs, journalism, travel writing, philosophy, self-help, true crime
Fiction:historical fiction, adventure and romance
Storyhouse Works Titles: Unexpected Gifts, Nara Elmaftouhi’s story.
Other experience: ghost writer for international best-sellers, wrote/translated/edited published books in NL and the US, wrote several blogs/social media posts for influencers for social media platforms
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Kate Doyle
Services: Developmental Editing, Line-editing, Copy-editing, Proofreading, Writing Coach, Manuscript Assessment, Book Blurb, Press Release, Copywriting, Publicity brainstorm session (including how to approach Literary Magazines)
Genres: Literary fiction & literary nonfiction/memoir/essay
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Callum McClean
Services: Developmental Editing, Line-Editing, Copyediting, Proofreading, Writing Coach, Back Book Blurb, Press Release (Copywriting)
Genres: Particular passion for Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror, but open to all genres
Favorite books: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin, Northern Lights/The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
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Hanna Craig
Services: Line-editing, Copyediting, Proofreading, Writing Coach, Manuscript Assessment
Genres: Fiction (contemporary, women’s, fantasy, romance, historical, young adult), short stories, literary essays and poetry.
Non-fiction: memoirs, the arts (art, photography), travel
open to all genres
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Jessica Swearingen
Services: Developmental Editing, Line-editing, Copyediting, Proofreading.
Genres: Fiction: mystery, thriller, literary fiction, historical fiction, short story collections
Non-fiction: narrative, biography, memoir, essay collections, history
open to all genres
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Sidney Anderson
Social Media Strategy for indie and emerging authors.
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Kristy & Luke Hanson
Web developers at Hafi offering website services for indie and emerging authors.
