Are you ready to become a published author?
How Books Come To Life
A famous author once said, “Everyone has a book in them.” At Harvest Creek, we help bring books out of people’s minds and into the hearts of readers. From mind mapping and ghost writing to cover design and interior layout we create beautiful books that impact others for good.
Author
Services
This is a complement of services that includes start to finish, turnkey book design and placement on Amazon.
Hybrid
Publishing
Includes everything in the Author Services but also includes distribution into brick and mortar retailers.
THE HARVEST CREEK DIFFERENCE
Many aspiring self-published authors soon discover the reality: self-publishing is not truly self-sufficient. Few people are skilled writers, legal publishing experts, creative designers, keen-eyed editors, and industry trendsetters all at once.
Harvest Creek’s team boasts an array of skills in graphic design, editing, proofing, ghostwriting, content development, marketing, and publicity. Each team member brings unique talents and training, yet we collaborate to offer authors comprehensive support.
We aren’t a vanity press that simply takes your narrative, throws it into a canned template, and hands it back in a poor-quality form. Every interior layout is customized to perfectly reflect the book’s theme, resulting in a polished and competitive final product.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE
Founded in 2015, our initial launch as an Author Services provider revealed a substantial need for new authors seeking to connect with their readership. After all, publishing requires more than just a good idea. Once the book is written, few authors know how to get it out into the world.
We understand that:
- Concise and clear narratives—Content Editing—are essential to keep readers engaged.
- Without prior knowledge of the author or book (Marketing), sales are unlikely.
- Poor Cover Design can cause a book to be ignored by potential readers.Â
- Effective Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and keyword analysis are crucial for online book visibility, given the competition amongst 3,000,000+ titles.
- Knowing your target audience is key to correctly Positioning your book. Teresa often tells people, “If you say your book is for everyone, then no one will find it.” Authors must identify their ideal readers from the outset.
Since 2022, Harvest Creek has offered many authors the opportunity for Hybrid Publishing, which includes retail distribution. Our team helps authors make smart decisions about book marketing by evaluating potential readership. The best way to reach your readers depends on where they are.
Harvest Creek believes that words make a difference. But in these days of artificial intelligence (AI) and online editing programs, words can easily lose their meaning and become robotic in nature. To maintain content and voice consistency in all manuscripts, we use human editors. The author’s unique voice is essential to the story and shouldn’t be lost in a computerized editing process.
SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION
Our goal is to assist authors in selecting the most suitable publishing path. That’s why we offer a complimentary, initial assessment of your manuscript. Book an appointment, then submit a small sample of your narrative for a 30-minute review and advice session. We usually request that you send what you consider your strongest and weakest chapters, plus the Table of Contents.
If we cannot meet your needs, we can recommend other colleagues in the industry who might be a good match for you as a client.
SERVICES OFFERED
- Interior Formatting
- Cover Design
- Editing (Content, Line & Mechanical)
- Printing
- Marketing & Book Launches
- eBook Conversion
- Audio Book Recording
- Translation Services
- Graphic Design
- Distribution – online and retail