Preparation checklists
What to gather before paying for editing, design or publication support.
Author services
Clear digital help. A defined scope before you pay.
Use free publishing guidance first. When you need individual help, ask about your publishing project or a practical digital task. The focused services below are starting points. We confirm whether we can help and agree the work before you commit.
Start free
Begin with what you can do yourself.
The Author Help Finder brings together practical guidance by topic and publishing stage. Use it to prepare a brief, understand your options and identify tasks you can complete yourself.
Route guidance
Plain explanations of KDP, IngramSpark, ISBNs, metadata and author websites.
Find your next step
Search the Author Help Finder for guidance matched to your goal and publishing stage.
Paid support
Choose the work your book needs.
Readiness
Publishing Readiness Review
A focused review of your brief, synopsis and short manuscript extract, with a written action plan. Full manuscript assessment and editing need a separate scope.
Metadata and distribution
Metadata, ISBN and Distribution Preparation
Prepare consistent title information, a book description and platform checklists for the accounts and ISBN arrangements you control.
Author websites
Author Website and Book Landing Page
A focused book page or small author website with clear reader actions, responsive checks and an editable handover. Hosting and other ongoing costs are identified separately.
How pricing works
A written quotation after the scope is clear.
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Short enquiry
Describe your project, its current stage and the help you need. There is no fee to enquire.
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Defined scope
We state the deliverables, exclusions, revision allowance, file handover and any third-party costs.
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Written quotation
You receive the total price and delivery date in writing before paid work begins. You are free to decline.
The first decision
Choose one clear next step.
You remain the publisher of your book. You keep your rights, publishing accounts and ISBN choices. Mystic Publishing provides agreed digital work and takes no share of your royalties.