Author Services
Author Services Pricing
For once-off or hourly projects less than 20 hours in a month, I charge an hourly rate that will be calculated at a minimum of 1 hour.
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General hourly rate: $50/hour
Hours will be calculated and tracked, including all work time, meetings, and phone calls.
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Proofreading
SKC Virtual Solutions works mainly with fiction authors - preferred genres: fantasy, romantasy, romance.
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$60 to $80 per 1,000 words for proofreading
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$95 to $135 per 1,000 words for structural editing/rewriting.
For projects with short deadlines that require work on evenings or weekends we may charge an additional fee.​
Author Services Packages
Bronze Package
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$900/month
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20 hours/month
All AS Services
Silver Package
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$1,350/month
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30 hours/month
All AS Services
Gold Package
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$1,800/month
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40 hours/month
All AS Services
All additional hours will be charged at a rate of $50/hour or you will be moved up to the next package level
Author Services
General
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Manage to-do lists and calendars
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Plan work-related trips
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Liaise with publishers
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​Organise, implement, and follow up contests and giveaways​
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Manage street team/ARC team groups and special promotions for the group
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Make ad pieces for promotions
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Alpha-read, Beta-read, edit, and provide feedback for all new books
Website
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Update and maintain (add new books and promotions, maintain printable book lists and publishing schedule, update list of interviews and guest posts)
Marketing/Groups
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Plan, organize, implement, and track the success of promotions
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Plan and implement new release launches
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Write and send newsletters
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Post on social media and interact with readers
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Regularly update product pages on all retailer outlets (Amazon, iBooks, GooglePlay, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, OverDrive), also Goodreads, BookBub and Author Central on Amazon
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Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing trends and share discoveries with the team
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Pitch podcasters, arrange interviews, follow up
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Contact and interact with bloggers
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Organize ARC (advance review copy) distributions
Need assistance with something not on the list? Just let me know - other tasks can be added/negotiated as needed!
All pricing is in Australian Dollars and do not include GST.