AUTHOR HELP AND SERVICES
Find the right next step for your book.
Free publishing guides and practical consultancy for independent authors. Find a useful starting point, or tell us what you are working on.
Choose the help that suits your book.
Free guides and paid author services
Explore the guides, choose a focused service, or ask about another publishing task. Our focused services are starting points, rather than a limit on what you can enquire about.
We will confirm whether we can help and agree the work before you commit. You keep your rights, royalties, publishing accounts and ISBN choices.
The Mystic Publishing imprint
The Mystic Publishing imprint publishes Raz Mihal's books. It does not accept outside submissions for publication.
Our consultancy and author services help independent authors move their own projects forward, with any paid work agreed separately.
Author Help Finder
Search for a title, subject or publishing problem. Narrow the results by stage and help type, with goal and topic available when useful. Results update as you choose.
Professional service
Metadata, ISBN and Distribution Preparation
A defined digital service to prepare consistent metadata, ISBN decisions and distribution information for one title and your chosen platforms. Written quotation after scope.
Professional service
Publishing Readiness Review
A focused review of your brief, synopsis and manuscript extract, with a practical action plan before you commit to production.
Free guide
Why Book Editing Is Not a Luxury: The Full Editorial Workflow
Editing is not one mysterious polish. It is a sequence of decisions, from the architecture of the book to the last error in the final proof.
Free guide
Why Every Serious Author Needs a Website They Control
Retailers sell books and social platforms lend attention. An author website provides the permanent public record and reader path the author controls.
No matching help? Try a broader search, clear filters or ask us about your next step.
Tell us about your publishing project
Ask about a publishing decision, a practical task or support for your next stage. Your enquiry does not have to fit one of the three services listed here.
Start with a brief overview of your book, its stage and the help you need. Please do not send full manuscripts, unpublished chapters or sensitive contractual information. There is no fee to enquire. We confirm whether we can help and agree scope, deliverables, total price and timing in writing before paid work begins.