How to Submit:
Send the full manuscript in an email attachment as a non-formatted MS Word document only
International authors are welcome to submit
Email to Pat Rullo: pr@speakuptalkradio.com [Please add our email address to your contacts]
Pricing is personalized and tailored to your project scope, based on the complexity of the material, the level of editing required, word count, etc.
Next Steps:
You will receive a personal response to acknowledge receipt.
Our editors will read the full first chapter to assess if it is a candidate for a copy edit versus a developmental edit. We do not make deep-dive changes like those in developmental editing.
We will contact you within 3 business days with a decision.
If we feel we are a good fit, we will respond with any clarifying questions we may have so we can give you a fair price quote.
If we don’t think we are the right partner for you, we’ll let you know. Either way, you will hear from us promptly.
We will send a short agreement to verify our discussion, process, and timeline.
Half of the payment is due now. We accept MC/Visa/AMEX and Personal Checks.
Production:
Production begins with our editors. We will send any changes to you for approval or counter-changes.
Cover art runs concurrent to editing. We will gather your input and begin the cover design process. We provide three cover options and three rounds of revisions.
Once editing and cover art are finalized, the manuscript goes to interior book design and formatting. You will receive interior samples for approval. The second and final half of the payment is due before the book moves on to interior design/formatting.
The next step is the final proofreading to make sure nothing changed during formatting.
After formatting, proofreading, and all approvals, we will upload the manuscript and cover to Amazon KDP. Before we hit the submit button, you may order a sample author copy directly from Amazon. This allows you to view the book as a real book! If we need to make small changes, we will do that for you.
