A finished work is only the beginning.

Publishing independently offers authors and creators greater control over their work, but it also requires navigating a process filled with decisions, deadlines, and details that may be entirely unfamiliar.

The Independent Publishing Roadmap provides a personalized, step-by-step plan for moving your completed work toward publication. You begin by completing a detailed project questionnaire, giving Nan the information she needs to understand your work, objectives, and current stage in the publishing process. Nan then reviews your project and questionnaire, meets with you for a one-hour Zoom consultation to discuss your objectives and answer relevant questions, identifies the publishing decisions and requirements specific to your work, and creates a clear written roadmap for what needs to happen, in what order, and where appropriate resources may be needed.

The objective is not to publish the work for you, but to provide the knowledge and direction you need to move through the publishing process independently, and most importantly, at your own pace. You can work on the project and set it aside if life demands require your attention, then come back to it when you have the time and resources to continue. If you are in a hurry to get the project to market, you can dedicate your time and resources accordingly. Your project, your timing, your way.

Publishing Project Management includes everything provided through the Independent Publishing Roadmap, plus Nan’s management of the agreed-upon publishing process on your behalf. The scope and timing of each engagement are established in advance and are based upon the requirements of the individual project.

The Publishing Project Management fee covers Nan’s professional guidance and management of the publishing process only. It does not include third-party or hard costs associated with publication, including ISBNs, interior layout and design, cover design, printing, warehousing and distribution, and/or other outside services or expenses. Anticipated costs will be identified and discussed with you before you engage Nan to manage the project, and all such costs will be the responsibility of the client.

This service is only for the management of publishing your completed project and does not include editorial assistance. If editorial work is required before the project is ready for publication, it will be quoted separately under Writing services.

If, following Nan’s initial project evaluation and your consultation with her, you decide not to proceed with the Publishing Project Management option, the amount you paid will be refunded, less the Independent Publishing Roadmap fee.