Author Assistant

With seventeen years of hands-on experience managing all aspects of my own publishing career, I specialize in supporting authors with administrative tasks, marketing strategies, creative projects, and technical publishing needs. I’m now expanding my services to help other authors navigate their publishing journey and achieve their goals with personalized, professional assistance.

Five hour per month minimum. Contract agreement signed outlining services.

Example of services Crafty Fox Author Assistance Services:

Administrative Tasks:

Schedule Management:
  • Maintain the author’s calendar, including deadlines, events, and appointments.
  • Schedule writing sprints, promotional activities, and meetings.

Marketing and Promotion

ARC Management:

  • Organize and distribute ARCs to bloggers, influencers, and readers.
  • Create and maintain a list of ARC reviewers, including their contact information and preferences.
  • Set up and monitor ARC distribution.
  • Track ARC feedback and reviews, ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Follow up with reviewers to encourage timely reviews on platforms like Amazon, Goodreads, Story Graph, and personal blogs.

Social Media Management:

  • Plan, create, and schedule posts across platforms.
  • Engage with followers by responding to comments and messages.
Newsletter Management:
  • Write and format newsletters to send to mailing lists.
  • Track open rates and engagement metrics.

Content Creation:

  • Design promotional graphics.
  • Draft blog posts or articles for the author’s website.
  • Subscription site management, scheduling and maintenance

Event Planning:

  • Organize book launches, virtual signings, or blog tours.
  • Coordinate appearances at conventions or workshops.
  • Bookfunnel/StoryOrigin/StoryGraph promo group/reader group options.

Advertising Management:

  • Set up and monitor ads on platforms like Amazon, Facebook, or Google.
  • Analyze ad performance and adjust strategies.

Creative Support

Research:

  • Gather information for world-building, historical accuracy, or plot development.
  • Story Bible creation and maintenance
  • Gather Reader feedback for series spin off and character request ideas

Coordination:

  • Organize beta reading schedules and compile feedback.
  • Art coordination (find and help plan art design schedules including covers and audio)

Manuscript Preparation:

  • Format manuscripts (Vellum).
  • Prepare files for self-publishing platforms.

Technical Assistance

Publishing Support:
  • Upload and format books for self-publishing platforms like Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, D2D, Kobo, GP and more.
  • Troubleshoot technical issues with formatting or distribution.

Website Management:

  • Update the author’s website with new content, book releases, and event announcements.

Miscellaneous Tasks

Reader Interaction:

  • Moderate reader groups or forums.
  • Organize giveaways and manage prize distribution.

Merchandise and Inventory:

  • Coordinate the production and shipping of signed books, swag, or merchandise.

Al A Cart Options:

These items can be exclusively contracted, either for a limited time, or to take one major thing off an author’s plate. 

Newsletter Management

  • Growth
  • Automation
  • Compliance

Series Bible:

  • Creation
  • Maintenance

Art Coordination

  • Align author with artist to meet goals
  • Provide follow through to ensure deadlines are met

Basic Accounting

  • Track income and expenses (preferably in Quickbooks)

Wide Integration

  • Set up book backlist on major websites including D2D, Ingram, and other platforms