Helpful Tips

• Book Publishing Overview (PDF)
• BookNews (PDF)
• Book Design/Production Checklist (PDF)
• Marketing your Book (PDF)

Resources

Editing +

• Peruzzi Communications
  Brett Peruzzi, brett@peruzzicommunications.com
  Editing, proofreading, marketing, publicity, and social media services for authors.
• thinkStory
  Laura Matthews, 310.435.2357
  Editing, proofreading.
• Hagan Creative Arts
  Debbie Hagan, 978.886.3766
  Editing, proofreading, writing instruction.
• Anne Decker Cecere
  781.769.0053
  Editing, proofreading, transcribing, publishing historical documents.
• AutoCrit
  Software tool that provides automated results based on different techniques/services.
• SmartEdit
  Online tool geared toward editing short stories and novels.

Book Design

• Lisa Thompson Graphic Design
  Lisa Thompson, 508.930.8444
  Book title development, cover and interior design concept, design production.
• Book Design by Jennifer
  Jennifer Aumiller, 714.745.7354
  Cover and interior design, design production.

Illustration

• Marianne Orlando Illustrations
  Marianne Orlando, 508.875.4552
  Warm, friendly pen-and-ink or color drawings that capture the essence of a person or place. Ideal for children’s books and public communications. Published illustrator.
• Bernadette Quirk Fine Art
  Bernadette L. Quirk, 781.259.3186
  Artist and illustrator.
• Levine Design & Illustration
  Rob Levine, 508.875.2195
  Illustration for marketing and publishing, as well as custom map illustration.
• Childrens Illustrators
  An online resource for sourcing children’s illustrators.

Websites

• Blackrock Networks, Inc.
  Wendy Byrne, 617.821.3446
  Facebook pages, WordPress install and do-it-yourself design, website blogs, custom website design, WordPress support and training.

Marketing

• Peruzzi Communications
  Brett Peruzzi, brett@peruzzicommunications.com
  Editing, proofreading, marketing, publicity, and social media services for authors.