Publishing Packets

Contact Martha

This is a service I offer to writers whose full manuscript I have already edited, so that I am very familiar with the narrative and can be sure to help customize the publishing-packet materials in a way that is true to the work. These materials generally include a query letter, a long and a short synopsis, an elevator pitch, and an author bio. An additional service is a line edit of your first ten pages.

Note that this service can be adjusted depending upon whether you want to go the agent-to-publisher route or to pursue publication with an independent literary press that accepts direct submissions (without an agent). Or we can discuss self- or hybrid publishing options. We’ll discuss which plan is best for you and your project.

  • First, we’ll meet via Zoom to help you gather information for writing all the documents you’ll need to prepare. I’ll also share helpful resources with you, and we’ll create a schedule for you to draft the documents.
  • We’ll also schedule additional meetings to review my editing of your materials.
  • We can schedule more check-in meetings as needed until you’re confident your publishing packet will be compelling to agents and publishers.

Are you ready to start preparing your publishing packet? Please contact me. Or return to the full Editing & Coaching Services list.

A chart describing the publishing packets service process: (1) schedle a Zoom meeting with Martha to discuss the documents to be created; (2) agree to goals, tasks, schedule, cost, and pay a deposit to lock in time in Martha's schedule, (3) receive exercises, info, resources from Martha, and provide her with completed documents according to the schedule, which Martha will edit and comment on; (4) receive and review edited documents, and discuss via Zoom; set up additional check-in meetings as needed