Publishing Programmes

Publish with Summertime

Our Appraisal

Your publication journey starts with our appraisal of your work and a big picture edit. We will assess up to 3,000 words of your writing, providing comments on subject, style, content, marketability and ways forward. For this, we charge a non-refundable fee of £150. If we agree to publish your book our appraisal fee will be included within your publication quote.

Our Programmes

Small

50 pages/15,000 words

£2,920

Medium

100 pages/30,000 words

£3,215

Large

250 pages/75,000 words

£4,100

Payment Terms

These prices are illustrative only. All books are unique and you will receive a tailored quote based on your book in terms of size, level of proofread needed and likely complexity of design. All our programmes include the following:

An initial big picture appraisal of your book
Two-hour one-to-one 'getting to know you' mentoring
A second big picture appraisal of your manuscript as it evolves
A thorough proofread of your completed manuscript
A complete design service including typesetting, book jacket, front and end pages, e-book cover and internals
Publication in print and digital formats including ISBNs

Making your book available to major online global and regional booksellers
Complimentary listing on the Expat Bookshop
Promotion on our websites and across social media
Two free copies of your book
An exceptional royalty rate of up to 60% and generous author discounts on books for personal sale
Distribution of your book to the national libraries in the UK and Ireland

Do you have a book to re-publish?

Do you have an existing book you'd like to republish? Maybe it needs a revision or could do with a makeover with a brand new design? Perhaps it's not written in English and you want it translated? As long as you have all the necessary files we can help.

Enhanced Mentoring

Take your writing to another level with mentoring from writer, editor, teacher, speaker and publisher Jo Parfitt. As well as writing over 30 books herself, Jo has helped well over a hundred new authors to write and publish their own. Jo offers a flexible range of mentoring options.

"What a joy it is to work with Jo on my second book! Why do I work with her? Because she intuitively sees into my heart, mind and soul. And with that insight, she draws from me the book that’s bubbling inside. She uses a magic mix of nurturing and caring with a clarity and discipline… that demands nothing but the very best from me. That’s what brilliant mentoring and coaching does. It’s rather like being sprinkled with fairy dust."

David Scarlett, author of The Soul Millionaire and The Flight of The Soul Millionaire

Sessional Mentoring

£950 for 7 hours or £150 per hour

Jo can work with you on a sessional basis. Choose what works best for you depending on your budget and where you are on your writing journey. Typically, this should enable you to polish your introduction and up to three chapters (or 10,000 words) of text.

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'Kick Start' Your Writing

If you would like to write a book with Jo's guidance and the support of other writers, please join the next available slot on one of her ever-popular 'Kick Start' programmes:

Kick Start Your How-to Book | Kick Start Your Memoir

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'Your book from Scratch'

Jo's intensive 'Your Book from Scratch' mentoring will help you brainstorm, plan, create and perfect your book. Jo only works with up to four clients a year so you can sure of her undivided attention.

Jo will work with you face-to-face, through email or via Skype/ phone — as often as once a week if required — while you work through her Release the Book Within programme.

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