Professional Resources for Authors and Writers

We’ve collected our favorite list of resources for authors; book coaches, editors, illustrators and book marketing professionals to help you prepare your manuscript for the design stage.

If you want your story to reach the maximum audience and especially if you’re building a platform, we recommend hiring one or more of these professionals. You did all the hard work of writing your book, here are the people to take it to the next level of excellence!

We recommend these professionals based on our experience working with them but we can’t guarantee their work. 

Get Help Writing Your Book

Most authors struggle while writing their manuscript, that’s normal. But sometimes a coach or mentor is needed to make sure you’re on the right track. And sometimes you need someone to write the book for you. We have assembled a list of book coaches and ghost writers for you to consider. It might just be what you need to get to the finish line.

Work with a Professional Editor

As book designers, we know the value of good editing. The manuscripts we work on must be edited by a professional. If you’ve never worked with an editor before we encourage you to read our detailed post written by Melissa of Purple Ninja Editorial Services. It answers many of the questions we hear on a regular basis from authors.
We have built this list of editors for you to help narrow down the options for your manuscript. Please contact them as soon as possible to check their availability.

Hire an Illustrator

We love working with illustrators – each one has their own style, favorite method and tools. But not every artist understands the process necessary to create illustrations for books. We recommend the illustrators below as we’ve had the pleasure of working with each one. Please contact them directly for availability and pricing.

Build Your Platform

Nashville Geek WordPress Design & Programming

You need an effective website, but don’t want to deal with the challenges that can accompany the web development process. We get it. You can relax. We’ll walk you through the creation of your website in a way that makes you feel well-informed and comfortable every step of the way. Our highly experienced team of WordPress website designers, programmers and project managers are skilled at creating a custom website that is optimized, search-engine friendly, visually dynamic and engaging, and unique to your needs.

Market Your Book

Mixtus Media – Workshops, Coaching and Courses

We help overwhelmed authors clearly and confidently market their books.

Red Bird Social  Book Marketing + Digital Strategies

Let us help you grow your brand, enhance your platform, and connect with your audience. You don’t have to go it alone any longer! Our team and expertise is here to do the heavy lifting and we’re only one click away.

Mary O’Donohue  Media Coach for Authors

Teaching women nonfiction authors how to get publicity and do media interviews that sell books, grow your impact, and change the world.