Essence Literary Consultant & Other Literary Services
What is a Literary Consultant?
The literary consultant will help the author through the publication process while guiding and explaining the purposes or needs for services. Ultimately, the author makes the decision. This literary consultant can help find professional services for the author, make connections, and help promote the author's work. The literary consultant can represent the author as a point of contact. A literary consultant is a person who is NOT an literary agent, lawyer, or literary publicist.
I call myself a literary consultant, because I can do services for authors, such as research agents and publishers, to helping an author publish their work, create a book cover, format and/or edit their work. I have prices but I also work within an author's budget without compromising quality.
Who am I?
I am Amy Shannon. I'm an author, poet, professional book reviewer, document editor, book promoter, and now I'm a literary consultant. This does not make me a publicist, but I am here to help guide authors (especially those new to the process) through the process, creating marketing plans, exploring social media options, creating the author's brand, and helping the author decide what is best for their needs, such as which publisher to use, how to hire professionals, and what to look for. I want to be a person that they can trust, and talk with about anything that may be on their mind. Authors should be able to ask questions, decide what they want to spend (only they know their own budget), and which publishing and promotion direction to go.
I am a person that is unbiased, honest, and even if you don't know it yet, trustworthy. No matter the price, whether the listed price, or pricing on a sliding fee scale, the quality is always the same.
Important to know, that I am NOT an attorney or a literary publicist or agent.
On a personal note, any author who utilizes my services, when their book is "publish ready", the book will get reviewed by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
QUALIFICATIONS
Amy Shannon is a writer, professional book reviewer, editor, literary promoter, and Literary consultant. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, a Master of Arts Degree in Adult Education and Training, and Masters of Business Administration with Accounting Degree. Amy offers editing, proofreading and formatting services. Amy has editing experience in academics, technical writing, fiction and non-fiction work. Amy will edit most any documents. Amy editing services consist of content, copy, and editorial feedback editing.
Just a note that any manuscripts or documents sent, will be confidential. Amy will not disclose any or all of the content that is read or edited. After the author sends confirmation that he/she has gotten the final product, the document will be deleted, and the printed version, shredded.
Professional Document Services
The client can choose to pay hourly or based on pages (for formatting, and editing) , specific flat fees for other services, such as research.
The hourly rate is between $25 and $30 per hour. The work will be recorded in a time sheet with the hours, and work that was done, and at the end of the week, send the time sheet to the client, and get paid by the payment method of their choice.
On an as-needed basis for current and past clients (and special requests from new clients)
PAGE REQUIREMENTS** ++
Price estimates are based on the number of pages (1.20 spaced), with a font of Times New Roman. Document size (Letter or 8x11 Portrait). Any text on a page, counts as one page.
**When necessary will work within the author's editing budget.
++If documents that are sent and do not meet the requirement, will be formatted by Amy, to give an accurate estimate.
Editing Process: (per page, no set word count)
- Content editing and Copyediting: Language, grammar, punctuation, Editorial Feedback ($3 per page) (all or any editing process).
- Once editing is sent back to client, and they want a final analysis or editing process, that is a $50 Flat Fee
Manuscript Formatting: (per page, no set word count)
- Print Book formatting (and conversion to PDF or KPF (Amazon Kindle)
- Digital Book Formatting (and conversion to PDF or KPF (Amazon Kindle)
- $3 per page, per book type (must meet page requirements) ** ++
Formats documents to meet requirements for the following publishing websites.
- Smashwords (epub format)
- Lulu.com Digital (epub format)
- Lulu.com Paperback (PDF format)
- Lulu.com Hardcover (PDF format)
- Kindle (KPF format)
- KDP Paperback (KPF format)
- Amazon Vella (Word format)
- Ingram-Sparks Print (Paperback) (PDF format)
- Ingram-Sparks Print (Hardcover) (PDF format)
- Ingram-Sparks Digital (epub format)
Book Covers
(See the Graphic Design page HERE)
Amy's Process:
Use the contact form at the bottom of the page and add to the subject line "Editing Services"
Give basic details of your book, page count (and half pages still count as full, blanks do not), and word count. We can discuss either through email, text messages, phone calls, or virtually using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or even Facebook Messenger Video.
Amy will respond for more information within 48 hours (usually sooner depending on the day and time (EST)). After that, Amy will communicate via email, virtual meetings, or both. Amy will even give you a sample of her editing, so you can send Amy a chapter, and Amy will be glad to edit for you for free.
Payment: PayPal Invoice. You will be invoiced from Essence Enterprises. The entire price will be billed, but the invoice will allow for partial payments. Half payment is due upfront, the rest when the first editing process is complete.
The price based on your document will be sent, and payment instructions as well, as well as turnaround time for when it will be completed.
Amy does charge sometimes on a sliding fee scale, but there is a minimum payment of $50 required.
Essence Enterprises PUBLISHING
Author Publishing
Essence Enterprises helps authors with publishing, using various DIY services, that the author may not be able to or want to do themselves.
Publications
Essence Enterprises has a bi-monthly magazine, Literate-Ly Magazine, a monthly "advertisement" magazine, Bookly Litvertise, and is the named publisher for books written by Amy Shannon, and her two old pennames.
Social Media
Essence Enterprises Businesses
All of Our Yesterdays by Amy Shannon
This book is dedicated to my father, and also features some of his own poetry, and essays. My father has dementia now, but he always had the mind of a genius (he was literally a genius with an IQ of 162), but as time went on, he had the heart of a poet. He may not be able to read anymore, but I’m sure, somewhere, there is still a poem in his heart. My father, himself was a great poet.
My father’s legacy will live on, even if it’s just words, because it’s never just words.