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| We offer several additional services for authors planning to go the self-publishing route. Whether you need assistance with publicity-related items or expanded manuscript services such as indexing, the Iowa Wordwrights can help. |
| |  | Book Jacket Copywriting: You’ve been there. You come across a book from an unknown author. You pick it up because you’re attracted to an alluring title or a well-designed cover. You turn it over and read the back cover. You open it and read the first paragraph. Next thing you know, you’re heading for the check-out. But if any step in that sequence fails, there’s no sale. Our experienced copywriter will ensure your cover copy doesn’t fail. She will create or revise your synopsis and author bio to ensure the most effective point-of-sale marketing of your book. $150 plus $0.65 per page reading fee, as necessary. |
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| |  | Press Releases and Pitch Pages: Brian Richman, the president of the Iowa Wordwrights, teaches in the University of Iowa business school. Every semester, he makes his students do a 60-second “elevator” pitch: if you were riding to the 40th floor with the person who could hire you for your ideal job, what would you say? You may not be in an elevator, but when you’re talking up your book to a bookseller, the media, or even directly to a reader, will you be ready to deliver a clear, concise message in those few critical seconds you’ve been allotted? Our professional copywriter will develop and polish both your pitch points and a written press release to make sure that you are. $225 plus $0.65 per page reading fee, as necessary. (Reading fees will not be duplicated for jacket copywriting and press releases/pitch pages.) |
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| |  | Indexing: Readers and reviewers of non-fiction rely on a book’s index to locate specific references—often after they have read the book, sometimes before they decide to buy it. Our indexer will create a professional, industry-standard two-level index designed to maximize your book’s usability. $4.50 per page. |
|  Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.
- Rita Dove |
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