Professional support without a full publishing package
Other publishing services
Not every author needs a complete publishing package. Ravencrest Press also provides individual and customized services for authors who need help with a specific stage of their project.
Services may be purchased separately or combined into a custom project plan.
manuscript & editorial services
manuscript review
Receive a professional review of your manuscript, project goals, publishing readiness, and recommended next steps.
A manuscript review may address:
- Overall project readiness
- Structure and organization
- Audience alignment
- Editing needs
- Publishing recommendations
- Potential production concerns
Developmental editing
Developmental editing focuses on the larger structure and effectiveness of the manuscript.
This service may include feedback on:
- Story or content structure
- Chapter organization
- Character development
- Pacing
- Clarity
- Consistency
- Audience engagement
copyediting
Copyediting improves the manuscript at the sentence level while protecting the author’s voice.
This service may address:
- Grammar
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Sentence clarity
- Word usage
- Consistency
- Style
Proofreading
Proofreading is the final editorial review completed before publication.
This service focuses on:
- Typographical errors
- Formatting inconsistencies
- Missing words
- Punctuation errors
- Page-number issues
- Final production mistakes
author & launch services
author brand consultation
This service helps authors create a more consistent and professional public presence.
Consultations may address:
- Author positioning
- Biography development
- Brand messaging
- Audience identification
- Website recommendations
- Social-media presentation
- Long-term platform goals
book launch planning
Launch-planning services may include:
- Launch timeline
- Preorder strategy
- Announcement planning
- Content ideas
- Reader outreach
- Review-request planning
- Event recommendations
- Post-launch follow-up
Ravencrest Press does not guarantee book sales, media attention, bestseller status, or event placement.
marketing consultation
Marketing services are based on the author, project, audience, and available resources.
Potential support may include:
- Marketing-plan development
- Audience research
- Promotional-content planning
- Campaign recommendations
- Email-marketing guidance
- Social-media strategy
- Outreach recommendations
- Partnership and event ideas
Specific marketing deliverables and fees will be discussed during consultation or onboarding.
consultation services
Authors may schedule professional consultations for:
- Manuscript planning
- Publishing strategy
- Book-pricing guidance
- Distribution questions
- Author branding
- Launch preparation
- Project troubleshooting
- Self-publishing guidance
- Future-book planning
custom publishing projects
Ravencrest Press may create customized service plans for:
- Poetry collections
- Fiction manuscripts
- Nonfiction books
- Business books
- Workbooks
- Journals
- Anthologies
- Organizational publications
- Educational materials
- Branded publications
- Incarcerated-author projects
Custom services are evaluated individually based on the project’s size, goals, condition, and production requirements.