STEP
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Upload your manuscript (Author)
Once you've got your story down on paper, you'll need to upload the manuscript to us, preferably as a Word document or a PDF. When you send over your manuscript, it's helpful to tell us a few details about your book's intended audience, and a brief synopsis of the story. The team here will then get in contact with you to kick off the process!
STEP
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Review of manuscript (Editor)
One of our professional editors will review your manuscript and liaise with you to refine your work, if needed. The editor can help to hone your storytelling, ensuring that it's appropriate for your intended target audience and has market appeal. The editors costs will be agreed, and at this point, half of their fee will be invoiced.
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Pencil rough illustrations for initial characters (Illustrator)
Upon payment for the page layouts, the illustrator will start work on the pencil roughs. This will often start with sketches of the main characters, in order to solidify the desired style and make sure the illustrator has captured the spirit of your story. A payment schedule for the illustrator's work will also be agreed, with a portion to be invoiced upon commencement of work.
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Pencil rough illustrations for the whole book (Illustrator)
Upon approval of any character sketches, the illustrator will start working from the brief to render the internal illustrations for the whole book. These will be available for review and comment, and the illustrator will be able to make minor amendments to the sketches for final approval.
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Low-res colour finals (Illustrator)
Upon approval and payment for pencil roughs, the illustrator will move on to creating colour artwork from these sketches. These will be delivered as low-resolution files for final review, at which point the final instalment of payment for the illustrations will be made.
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Sales and Distribution (Author)
With your artwork now complete, you can choose how you wish to sell and market your book. You can create an account with Ingramspark.com who will walk you through their print, sales and distribution service and they'll liaise directly with you. Alternatively, there's iBooks Author and many other reputable options available. Kindlepreneur is a book marketing site that offers some great advice. Beehive doesn't get directly involved with print, sales and distribution.
COSTS
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COSTS
The cost for editing your manuscript and creating the designs and illustrations will depend, to a great extent, on the length of your book and the amount of time involved. We've made a guide giving examples of different scenarios which you can access by clicking the link below.
We look forward to working with you to bring your project to life.