Author Consultations

Mack Webb at a Book Signing

Mack Webb at a book signing.
This could be YOU!

Are you looking for objective feedback on your manuscript from a publishing professional? If you are an author looking for help publishing a children’s book, we can help.

We are publishers. We know how to publish children’s books and are well-versed in the book development process which includes:

  • Editing manuscripts
  • Obtaining ISBNs
  • Finding an Illustrator
  • Finding a Printer
  • Setting the Book’s Retail Price
  • Obtaining a Library of Congress Preassigned Control Number (PCN)
  • Preparing A Manuscript for Publication as a Self Publisher
  • Determining Book Trim Size
  • Book Format and Binding Options
  • Using the Printer’s Templates
  • Developing Front Matter
  • Laying out the Text Block
  • Including Illustrations
  • Developing Back Matter
  • Designing the Cover
  • Finalizing the Book for Submission to the Printer
  • Copyrighting Your Book

We provide a professional evaluation of your manuscript with feedback on how to find a publisher for your particular story, marketing ideas to help you snag a publisher’s interest, and copyediting to strengthen the presentation of your manuscript.

Our schedule allows us to do a limited number of author consultations each year on a first-come, first-serve basis. You could be one of the authors who benefits from our valuable insights into publishing.

Contact us today to set up your Author Consultation. For a nominal fee, we will provide a personal and frank review of your manuscript. Please e-mail us at: mainoffice@pilinutpress.com for more information. Do not send your manuscript at this point - we'll let you know when to do so.

Resources:

If you want to understand more about the publishing world, approaching a publisher, self or subsidy publishing, creating and selling books, read our book titled Publish Today!..

If you would like information on writing a book for young children, check out the article titled Writing Books for Preschoolers.

Read more articles on publishing, writing, and editing on our Reference Desk Page.

Check out our Support for Authors page.

You might also be interested in our Support for Self Publishers page.