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iii. Become an Author

Your novel, written with you and published.

We work with you and AI to write your novel, publish it on Amazon, then build your author website and two social platforms of your choice, with automation that keeps readers coming back.

The package

From first idea to a book readers can buy.

One team, one plan, and your name on the cover. Every step is done with you, not for you.

i.

Write

We talk through your story, build the outline and draft with you chapter by chapter, using AI to move quickly while every decision stays yours.

  • Story and character development
  • Chapter-by-chapter drafting sessions
  • Line editing and proofreading
  • Cover design and interior layout
ii.

Publish

We publish your book on Amazon under your own account, set up so readers searching for books like yours can find it.

  • Ebook and paperback, hardcover if you like
  • Title, description, keywords and categories
  • Author page and series set-up
  • Launch pricing and pre-orders
iii.

Launch

Your own author website, and two social platforms of your choice, designed to match the book and ready on launch day.

  • Author website with buy buttons
  • Free sample or novella for sign-ups
  • Two social profiles, fully set up
  • Launch posts and announcement emails
iv.

Grow

Automation that welcomes every new reader, announces what is next and asks for the reviews and shares that sell the following book.

  • Mailing list and welcome series
  • New release and event alerts
  • Follower and fan collection
  • Monthly report on readers and sales
viviennerhodes.com Home page of the example author website for Vivienne Rhodes
Example author website

Meet Vivienne Rhodes.

An example site we built for a fictional mystery writer, so you can see exactly what you would get. Every page works. Try the story map, read a chapter or sign up for the free novella.

  • Latest book front and center, with buy buttons
  • Series reading order, so new readers start at book one
  • A free novella in exchange for an email address
  • Read the first chapter on any phone
  • Events, book club kit and an interactive story map
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Example Amazon book promotion

Launch week, done properly.

The promotion we build around your Amazon listing, for your site, your emails and your social posts. Choose a format to see how it works.

Cover of The Tide Knows, a Tidewater Mystery by Vivienne RhodesExample
The Tidewater Mysteries · Book one

The Tide Knows

Vivienne Rhodes

A sailboat drifts into an Annapolis harbor with no one aboard and a sealed letter on the chart table, addressed to a woman who has been dead for twenty years.

$0.99Launch-week price, then $4.99
Launch price ends in6d 23h 59m
Buy on Amazon

Example only. On your site, these buttons go straight to your Amazon listing, and prices are set by you.

Reading order
1. The Tide Knows
2. Marsh House
3. The Keeper’s Daughter
Look inside · Chapter one

The Tide Knows

The boat came in on the last of the ebb, sideways, the way no sailor would ever bring her in. Nell saw it from the end of the city dock with a coffee going cold in her hand, a white hull turning slowly in the grey water, its sail half down and flogging.

No one stood at the tiller. No one answered when the harbormaster called across the water, and no one came up from below when two men from the yacht club rowed out and made her fast.

They found the letter on the chart table, weighed down with a brass dividers. The envelope was dry. The handwriting was her mother’s.

Example excerpt written for this demonstration.

Automation that grows your readership

Every reader welcomed. Every fan kept.

When a reader signs up on your site or follows you, the system takes it from there: the free novella arrives, a short welcome series introduces you, and every new release, event and review request goes out on time without you lifting a finger.

  1. Reader signs upFrom your website, a social link or the back of the book
  2. Free novella deliveredWithin seconds, by email
  3. Welcome seriesThree short emails over a week, in your voice
  4. New release alertPre-order and launch-day emails and posts
  5. Review and share requestSent after they have had time to read
1,204readers on the list (simulation)
Social

Two platforms of your choice.

Pick the two where your readers spend their time. We set them up, write the launch posts and connect them to your automation.

Packages

Simple packages start at $10,000.

With AI and automation throughout, packages can run up to $50,000. Every package is quoted after a first conversation.

Essentials

From $10,000

Your novel written with you, published on Amazon, with a website to send readers to.

  • Writing collaboration and editing
  • Cover design and interior layout
  • Ebook and paperback on Amazon
  • Author website with buy buttons and sign-up
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Author Platform

Up to $50,000

Everything in Essentials, plus the platform, launch and automation that build a readership around the book.

  • Two social platforms, set up and scheduled
  • AI-assisted mailing list and welcome series
  • Launch campaign and Amazon promotion
  • Automated updates, follower and fan collection
  • Monthly reporting and ongoing updates
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Straight answers

You are the author.

AI speeds up the work. It does not replace you. The story, the characters, the choices and the final words are yours, and we keep a record of how the book was made.

Amazon asks authors to disclose AI-generated content when they publish, and we do. The U.S. Copyright Office protects the human authorship in a work, including creative selection, arrangement and changes to AI output, which is one more reason your voice leads every chapter. Read how the model works →

Questions

What authors ask us.

Do I need to be a writer already?

No. You need a story you care about and the time to talk it through with us. We shape the plot, draft with you chapter by chapter and edit until it reads like you at your best.

Who owns the book?

You do. The book is published under your name, on your own Amazon publishing account, and royalties are paid by Amazon directly to you. The website, domain and social accounts are yours too.

How is AI used, and is that allowed on Amazon?

AI helps us brainstorm, outline, draft and polish under your direction, while the story, the choices and the final words are yours. Amazon requires authors to disclose AI-generated text, images or translations when publishing, and we complete that disclosure honestly.

What does it cost?

Simple packages start at $10,000. Packages with a full AI and automation setup, launch campaign and ongoing updates can run up to $50,000. We quote after a first conversation, once we know the book and what you want from it.

Which social platforms can I choose?

Any two that suit your readers: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Threads or Pinterest. We set up the profiles, write the launch posts and automate the updates.

How long does it take?

It depends on the length of the book and how often we can meet. We agree a schedule together at the start and keep to it.

Begin

Tell us about the book you have always meant to write.

We reply personally within one business day.

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