The Manuscript-to-Marketing Process
The M2M Roadmap (fiction)
Writing a novel is a solitary act, but launching a literary legacy takes a strategic partnership.
Our Manuscript-to-Marketing (M2M) process is a high-touch, chronological journey that transforms your rough draft manuscript into a cinematic, market-ready IP asset.
By aligning classically-trained editorial craftsmanship with modern algorithmic strategy, we ensure your story finds its audience and builds a community around your story.
Depending on where you are in your writer’s journey, we can jump into any part of the following process, or start from the absolute “blank page” beginning, and guide you all the way through to publication, marketing, and beyond.
Ghostwriting & Author Coaching
Whether through full ghostwriting or one-to-one coaching, we partner with you to shape your plot, deepen your character arcs, and complete a manuscript that is structurally sound and emotionally resonant. This part of the process may include full ghostwriting or light-touch coaching to tease out your writer’s voice and ensure plot-based narrative continuity.
2. Editing and Manuscript Development
Once the draft is captured, we move into manuscript development and refinement. We sharpen your unique writer’s voice, optimize the narrative pacing, and polish the prose with meticulous care, ensuring your story meets the highest professional standards for fiction.
3. Author Website Design and Development
While the narrative is being finalized, we build your digital marketing foundation. We develop an elegant, SEO-optimized website featuring author bios, sample chapters, "Story Bible" teasers, and mailing list integration to help build your fandom long before launch day. We may even include links to purchase your book months in advance of launch.
4. Proofreading & Typeset Review
Before the book goes to press, we perform a final-stage "flawless" proofreading check. This includes a meticulous review of designed pages for errors and consistency, ensuring the interior layout matches the quality of the prose.
5. Publishing to Print and eBook
We handle the technical logistics of premium production. This includes bespoke cover design, custom interior formatting, and ISBN registration for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and global print-on-demand platforms.
6. Book Marketing & Distribution
The final stage is ensuring your story finds and attracts its readers and compels them to buy your book. We execute a strategic launch focused on genre-specific positioning, metadata optimization, and digital promotion to maximize your book’s visibility and algorithmic reach.
Pricing
The Strategist
$3,500/month
Master your craft with expert oversight. We provide the author coaching, accountability, structural audits, and professional direction to ensure your manuscript meets world-class standards.
The Architect
$5,500/month
Our signature collaborative partnership. We don’t just advise; we help you build. From deep editing to custom platform growth, we actively co-construct your book’s end-to-end success engine.
The Luminary
$8,500+/month
Full-scale implementation for the visionary. You provide the ideas; we provide the machine—a turnkey service designed to transform your expertise into a global legacy brand.
*All tiers are offered as monthly retainers with a three-month minimum to ensure your project's structural integrity and strategic success. For new partners, we offer a standalone 'Narrative Strategy Intensive' as a one-month immersion to build your roadmap before committing to a full track.
Contact
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Call or SMS Text (206) 795-6805
Meri France Harli, Book Editor, Marketing Director and Publisher