Be Part of Book II
Indie books are built by a team: editors, illustrators, designers, narrators. If you’d like to help fund Book II (in progress now!), any amount goes straight into making it as good as the first. Thank you for reading, and for believing in this story.
I’m not sharing these numbers for sympathy, and I’m definitely not trying to guilt anyone. I just think it’s worth being honest about what it takes to make a book like this as an indie author, because most of it happens behind the scenes. Every editor, artist, and narrator here is someone I’m proud to pay fairly for their craft. If you ever feel moved to pitch in, please know it means more than I can say. And if you’d rather just read, share, or tell a friend, that’s every bit as appreciated.
Unraveling the True “Price” of Creation
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Editing
Developmental editing (~$4K) shapes the story’s structure, pacing, and characters before a single page is designed.
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Design
A page designer and cover designer (~$2K together) make the book as beautiful to hold as it is to read.
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Art
A fine artist and digital artists (~$3.2K) bring the world, characters, and maps to life.
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Audiobook
Professional narration and audio production (~$5K) let the story reach listeners, not just readers.
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Events
Booth fees and travel for cons and faires (~$2K a year) let me meet readers in person and get the book into new hands.
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Inventory
Printing finished copies upfront (~$2K) is what puts books on event tables and in readers’ hands.