Book Development Options that Meet You Where You Are
Ghost Writing, Book Coaching, Editing, & Services for Leaders with an Important Message
Do you have a book just bursting to get out to the world?
You’ve come to the right place!
Aurora Corialis Publishing works with professionals who have a transformational story to share, as well as those with a big message and drive to help others. We work with coaches, speakers, CEOs, service providers, nonprofit leaders, and others who are passionate about their message and want to positively impact more people with it.
We recognize that those people are usually busy working in their zone of genius. That’s why we are here. ACP works with professionals in every niche of book production to help craft, edit, and publish a polished, professional book in a reasonable amount of time.
We meet you where you are in the book creation process!
Is your book already written?
Whether you are creating a book for adults or children, we can easily take a completed manuscript and turn it into a book.
We love that authors want to write on their own and are able to complete their manuscripts that way! To help them out, we have two packages that will provide all the pieces needed to polish the manuscript so it’s perfect for their audience, provide a cover and illustrations or finishing touches, layout the book, and publish.
We give your manuscript the care it needs so it represents you and your brand!
Silver Package
Our Silver Package features professional copy editing, interior layout, and on-point cover design to create the best book possible for your brand to both stand out in your niche but also fit in with other professional books. All three of these services are carried out by professionals and approved by you so you have a say in how your book will present when we’re done.
Do you want book coaching to help you write?
A writing coach’s job is to help you get your book out of your head, organized in a way that appeals to and builds a relationship with your audience, and on paper quickly and easily.
A writing coach can solve a lot of the problems you may have for completing your manuscript from figuring out your outline to fleshing out the book to bashing through writer’s block. Having someone work alongside you who has been through the book process before is a huge boon. A writing coach will look for ways you can be more thorough, direct, and impactful.
Both our Platinum and Gold packages include Writing Coaching, and the first session (an additional 1:1 session with the Gold program) focuses on book mapping, discovering your place in the marketplace, and developing a timeline for your entire book process.
Is a coach right for you?
Consider these questions to help you decide:
- Do you struggle with working steadily to meet deadlines?
- Do you have a great book idea but don’t really know what all the chapters should or shouldn’t cover?
- Do you want reassurance before you finish your book that you are heading in the right direction, making sense, and staying focused on the goal for your book?
- Do you want to work with a professional writer and 9x author to help enhance your story, calling attention to the right parts and enticing the reader along?
Gold Package
Our Gold Package starts with group coaching. This experience includes review of one-two chapters per month for five months as the author is working on it, as well as educational material from the coach. Coaching sessions are with a group of authors, no more than six per call. This is a lighter touch method of completing your book. This package includes everything from the Silver package and 10 weeks of PR.
Platinum Package
Our Platinum Package is a high-touch 1:1 package. This experience includes review of the entire manuscript as the author is working on it, prior to each coaching session (twice monthly, five months), as well as educational material from the coach and guidance from a business psychic (Universe liaison). The coach will suggest ways to enhance the manuscript, draw out the story, and build a better connection with the reader clearly and concisely. This package includes everything from the Silver package and 14 weeks of PR.
Would you like to let someone else write your book?
ACP offers two different ghost writing packages. This process begins with a 60-90-minute session with your ghost writer where you talk about your mission and vision for the book, as well as any pieces that you have ready for them. Together, you will outline your book so it meets your goals and works as a tool for your brand.
As the writer works on your book, they will ensure that the tone and professionalism matches what you have already established with your current work. The interviews aren’t just being transcribed and printed but rather summarized, quoted, and discussed in a manner that demonstrates thought leadership to create a flowing, cohesive narrative. Any additional information needed to complete the book will be requested, or if needed, the ghost writer may schedule a video call with you. The ghost writer will schedule check-ins and will send over the full manuscript for your review once it’s complete so any revisions can be made before it moves on to editing.
In just 6 months, you will have a completed manuscript, ready for editing, that will cement your place as a leader in your niche AND give you a physical product to use for pitching and to sell from your website, as well as from book sites worldwide.
Diamond Package
Our Diamond Package is an option for the high-achieving business owner who has all the info but not the time to devote to book development. It’s a chance for those who want to channel their book OR who have a ton of pieces of writing (journals, notes, video transcripts, etc.) to finally get that book out there by allowing a professional to take all those pieces and weave them together into a manuscript. Your book can also be written based on interviews and questionnaires with your ghost writer. This package includes everything from the Silver package.
Podcast-to-Book Package
Our Podcast-to-Book Package allows the flexibility of turning a product that you already have into an entirely new product that shares roots with the podcast but is also a stand-alone thought piece—a book that you can use to demonstrate leadership. The process starts with 10–12, 1-hour transcripts from your show that are topic-centric and a short questionnaire so you can detail the theme, messaging, audience, etc. for your show. This is so important because we want to ensure that the book speaks to the same audience that you are attracting with your show. This package includes everything from the Silver package.
Book Sales
Our authors’ books are carried on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online as paperback and ebook copies, as well as other outlets that select to carry them, such as Target online or Apple. They also appear in the catalog that bookstores and libraries use to select new titles to carry. Our book distributor uses a print-on-demand process for paperbacks, so you can place orders through Aurora Corialis any time you need to for whatever amount of books you want. Books purchased by buyers online are printed and shipped by the distributor. This means that the author doesn’t need to keep a box (or a warehouse!) full of books in anticipation of sales. Plus, your books can be available for years or even decades, regardless of sales. Our authors are also able to purchase their books in bulk through us at a low author-only rate and have them shipped anywhere in the continental United States.
Our authors receive 60% royalties for all ebook and paperback sales. They receive payments from us roughly 90 days after the end of the month in which books are purchased through our online distributors. The remaining 40% goes into title maintenance and marketing and advertising for our authors.
Our authors keep ALL the royalties from books that they sell personally (not sold through our distributor or at events by the publisher). This is because they purchase author copies through us at the author-only cost and then can sell them at whatever price they chose at events.
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All packages include copy editing for works up to 50,000 words.
Developmental editing for the silver, gold, or platinum package is extra. Please see below to learn about the different types of editing.
Editing Details
An editor’s job is to make the text cohesive, free from glaring errors, and focused to achieve the writer’s goal. This can be accomplished several different ways. We offer two different types of editing services: copy editing and developmental editing.
Please note that it is the author’s job to present the best book they can to the editor–they aren’t magicians. Also, an occasional error will slip through to the publishing stage; however, it is rare. Our team will remedy any errors discovered in the first month after publication at no charge.
Copy Editing
A copy edit, which is included with all our packages, is a step above proofreading. Proofreading involves making sure no words are missing or misspelled, punctuation is correct, and everything makes sense. This is part of a copy edit, but the editor also massages the text, removes unnecessary words, tightens, and generally makes the text more enjoyable. When small things need fixed like a sentence that doesn’t make sense, the editor will attempt to fix it and possibly make a note about it being less confusing this way. Generally, text isn’t moved around, unless it’s a small change or it’s bumped down lower in a paragraph, for example.
Developmental Editing
A developmental edit, an optional add-on, is a much longer process. It includes everything that the copy edit includes, plus more extensive moving of text, requests for embellishment of certain parts of the text, chopping of sections, comments on how to improve the text, and more. Think of it as a gut and remodel or like receiving writing coaching and copy editing at the same time. The manuscript will come back with a lot of redlines and need major revisions. If you are struggling with your book, if English isn’t your native language, or if you did a lot of dictation or transcription and need help cleaning it up, this is the way to go.
Ready to be an Author?
If you are considering any of our packages for assistance with publishing your manuscript, please connect with us here to set up a quick introductory call to discuss your book idea and needs so we can set you on the right path for success.
Please note that we will request your first three chapters to read if we would like to consider working with you, if you are starting with a completed manuscript. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, nor do we charge to read manuscripts of prospective authors.
Not quite ready?
We recommend starting with The SPARK Method: How to Write a Book for Your Business Fast. Get more info on Cori Wamsley’s bestselling book and grab your copy!
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