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Level 1 · Independent Author Ecosystem Launch

Give your book the professional launch it has earned — beyond simply hitting upload.

Everything you need to turn a finished draft into a market-ready, pitch-ready package, designed for independent authors who want to steer their own careers with clarity instead of trial and error.

Manuscript Evaluation

Experienced editors read your book start to finish and hand back an honest, detailed assessment — what's working, what's holding it back, and exactly how to fix it. You publish with confidence that the story, pacing and polish can stand beside traditionally published titles.

Cover Design & Promo Concepts

Professionally designed covers and a cleanly formatted interior, built to fit your genre and catch a browsing reader's eye. You also receive ready-to-use promotional visuals, so you can start building buzz and an audience well before your launch date.

Media Adaptation Outline

We map the scenes, characters and themes in your story that translate best to screen and other media. If a producer, agent or studio ever shows interest, you'll already have a clear, organized foundation to point to.

Platform & Distribution Outline

A straightforward plan showing where your book can live — retailers, digital platforms and future formats like audio — and the order to tackle them. No more wondering what comes next; you'll know where to grow and why.

$145.95Flat rate, one time
4Core deliverables
0Contracts or accounts required

Self-Publishers platforms weren't built to make you look professional.

KDP rejects covers over sizing mistakes. Marketing assets get thrown together at the last minute. And when a producer, agent, or platform finally asks "what's the whole vision for this book?" — most independent authors don't have an answer ready.

Get your book live on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play Books, IngramSpark, Lulu, ACX, Blurb, Smashwords, and Goodreads
Cover specs are unforgiving

Cover specs are unforgiving

KDP's dimension, bleed, and resolution requirements reject more covers than they accept. One wrong measurement and your launch date slips.

No early audience assets

No early audience assets

Building buzz before launch means having promotional images ready to go — most authors are starting that conversation from zero.

No ecosystem to pitch

No ecosystem to pitch

A book is more than a book — it's a potential series, a screen adaptation, a brand. Without a roadmap, that potential stays invisible.

Your book, seen the way a producer or platform would see it.

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Print & Digital

KDP-ready cover and interior specs

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Promotion

Concept imagery for early audience building

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Screen Potential

Structural notes on adaptation viability

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Platform Outline

Where and how your ecosystem could extend

Everything you need to move from manuscript to media-ready package.

One flat rate. Four deliverables. No subscriptions, no upsell funnel — just the assets your project needs to look and function like it belongs in a professional catalog.

$145.95/ one-time
Flat rate — no recurring charges, no hidden fees.
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    Manuscript Evaluation

    Our team conducts a comprehensive evaluation of your manuscript, providing professional feedback and recommendations to strengthen its quality, marketability, and publication readiness.

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    Cover Design & Promotional Concepts

    A set of promotional visual concepts you can use to start building an audience before launch day. Our designers craft captivating book covers and format the interior layout, creating an aesthetically pleasing and reader-friendly presentation that aligns with your book's genre and message.

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    Media Adaptation & Ecosystem Outline

    A structural roadmap highlighting your story's visual and cross-platform potential — the scenes, themes, and elements most relevant if your work is ever pitched for screen adaptation.

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    Platform & Distribution Outline

    A clear picture of where your book's ecosystem could extend — from digital platforms to future formats — so you know what to build toward next.

The Agent Review Report is a paid critique and advisory service: you receive a written report from an agent, along with the accompanying recommendations, outlines, and contact list described above. It is not a submission for representation and does not affect whether a project is referred to Level 2 or Level 3.

Payment is processed securely off-site through our billing partner. You will not need an account to complete checkout.

Literary Agent Referred Only

Level 2

Story & Screen Development

Expanded manuscript development, a full screen-adaptation treatment, and the visual materials used when a project is pitched to production partners.

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Literary Agent Referred Only

Level 3

Full Media Ecosystem

The complete package: development, packaging materials, and cross-platform brand assets for projects being positioned across print, screen, and licensing.

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Due to the high rate of submissions that do not meet industry standards, Levels 2 and 3 are not available for direct purchase. Access is only granted by referral from reputable literary agents with documented results.