Writer’s Administrative Assistant
(Retainer Only)
With this package, while A Novel Space handles those time-consuming but important details, you the author can focus on writing and connecting with fans.
Since this is a retainer package, we can discuss ways to customize it to fit your individual needs if necessary.
* Setting Up Book Signings
* Finding Writer Conferences to Attend
* Newsletter Subscription Database Management
* Beta-Reader – Feedback on 1st Drafts
* Email Maintenance/Sorting – purging junk or prioritizing time-sensitive email
* Research Help – Sift through the search results and sending only the information pertaining to your questions
* Backlist Maintenance – use for creating and maintaining a printable list of previous books for readers to refer to when completing their personal library. This is useful for the author who published multiple books, in either a series or single title
* Character Bible – created for the author writing an ongoing series to keep the various characters straight throughout the writing process
* Contest Coordination – for keeping track of all entries, winners, and prize distribution
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Author Media Kit
FICTION AUTHORS
A complete author media kit includes:
* About the Book
* About the Author
* Into & Sample Chapter
* Images (Front Cover/Author Photo)
* Press release(s)
* Book Reviews – any reviews of the current book
* Sell Sheet – has basic book info such as Title, author, publisher, date published, page
count, and retail price (ex: Available on Amazon, retail price: $19.95 or Available through
Ingram, retail price: $14.95)
* Q & A Page
* Printable Media Kit
NON-FICTION AUTHORS
A complete author media kit includes:
* About the Book (with 3 major message points)
* About the Author
* Images (Front cover JPG/Author Photo JPG)
* Press release(s)
* Prior Media (Clippings from previous media interviews, articles, audio, video)
* Scheduled Media and events
The following items are optional for non-fiction authors:
* Book Reviews – any reviews of the current book
* Sell Sheet – has basic book info such as Title, author, publisher, date published, page
count, and retail price (ex: Available on Amazon, retail price: $19.95 or Available through
Ingram, retail price: $14.95)
* Q & A Page
* Written articles on the subject matter covered in the book
* Printable Media Kit
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Book Promotion
(Retainer Only)
This package consists of ongoing tasks we can customize for your needs if necessary.
* Author Website Updates – Maintain your author website, keeping your readers and fans
up-to-date with the latest happenings
* Virtual Blog Tours – Brainstorm topics related to your book(s), coordination of tour, set-up
blog visits, make sure you respond to comments in a timely manner
* Review Requests – Contact book bloggers to arrange reviews on your behalf
* Bookseller Outreach – Create a database of independent and chain bookstores for you.
Then maintain database to create, organize, and send book release information to the list
* Marketing Material Distribution – Brainstorm giveaway ideas, gather quotes from
vendors, order, and ship items to the conference coordinators. Items such as bookmarks,
pens, magnets make great small gifts for readers who attend book signings and
conferences.
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Self-Publishing Services
* Set-up account and/or title with printer
* Review contracts
* Coordinate with other professionals (book designer, editor, and proofreader)
* Order proof copies from printer
* Obtain ISBN and/or Library of Congress number
* Order copyright from Legal Zoom
* Submit bar code and cover artwork to book cover designer
* Request initial order of books
* Create and/or update author’s Amazon page
* Establish the ‘Look Inside’ feature on author’s Amazon page
* Link author’s Amazon page to author’s blog
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