With years of experience helping with everything from plot holes to promotion, The Author Buddy is your one-stop-shop for prepublishing services!
Two real-life buddies, Rachel Christley and Perrin Brunson, bring their knowledge of story and design to The Author Buddy services, working together to make sure you have everything you need! Please see below for a list of current services we offer.
Premade Cover Design
Your readers will fall in love with your story…but first, they have to pick your book, and that’s where we come in! Our premade cover designs are high quality, affordable, and delivered ready for publishing.
- Over 100 designs available including contemporary, dark, historical, fantasy, paranormal, illustrated, object, and more!
- Title, Author Name & Blurb can be changed after purchase for any premade design. Further revisions can be requested for an additional fee.
- All premade cover purchases include a choice of free or discounted add-on services.
- Paperback add-on starting at $20. eBook purchase with Print layaway is available for all premade cover designs.
eBook Covers starting at:
$75
Custom Cover Design
- Requiring minimal revisions, photo manipulation
- Includes most contemporary, romantic suspense, new adult covers
- Paperback add-on starting at $20
- All custom cover orders include a choice of free or discounted add-on services
eBook covers starting at:
$95
Advanced Custom Cover Design
- Covers requiring heavy photo manipulation
- Fantasy, hand drawn, or illustrated covers
- Paperback add-on starting at $40
- All custom cover orders include a choice of free or discounted add-on services
eBook covers starting at:
$125
Check Out Our Custom Cover Portfolio
Professional Beta Reading
We’ll help you build a better book!
Are you looking for a beta reader, but not sure where to start? Are you in need of help getting your story polished and ready to go to your editor? Do you wish you had some help on your troublesome chapters?
- Story and sentence structure
- Continuity & Flow
- Plot Holes & Character Likability
$1.25
per 1,000 words
Booking link will take you to an external site, Christley Creatives
Quotes & Teaser Service
- Available as an add-on or standalone service
- Quotes for your #sundaysnippets & #tuesdayteasers, Bookstagram Reels and Booktok
- Long & short quotes for promotional materials & graphics
- Selected to draw readers in
Staring at:
$15
Booking link will take you to an external site, Christley Creatives
Marketing & Promotion
Let us help you find new readers through our special partnership with these amazing promotion opportunities! Steamy Book Bargains and Boxed Romance Bargains are headed by our very own Rachel (if Brandy wants to be in this, maybe add…., and Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Book Bargains has one of our wonderful Beta Readers, Brandy, at the helm!)
With subgenre-specific targeted dedicated websites, daily and weekly newsletters, social media cross promotion, and special sales and giveaways, there are so many ways to reach the very readers who are looking for your stories!
- Steamy Book Bargains – With a reader reach of over xxxx newsletter and social media combined, and growing, this is the perfect place to promote your steamy stories priced at $2.99 or less
- Boxed Romance Bargains – Promotion for Boxed Sets and Bundles $2.99 or less, with a reach of over xxxx
- Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Book Bargains – Your home for PNR promotion at 2.99 or less, with a reach of over xxxx and huge promotion events coming soon!
(Maybe put logos here?)
Starting at only:
$7
Ready to get your book in front of tons of new readers?
Amazon A+ Content Graphics
FREE & Premium Premade GraphiCs Packs
Our themed Premade Graphics Packs are perfect for making your own author promo graphics in your favorite graphics app (Photoshop, Canva, etc). These graphics packs include holiday themed backgrounds, frames, and more!
FREE Author Promo Graphics
Our newsletter subscribers also receive FREE Author Promo Graphics Packs every month, in addition to receiving exclusive deals and discounts, first dibs on premade covers, and first look at new services!
Custom Promo Graphics & Premium Custom Promo Graphics
We offer a variety of standalone and add-on promo graphics options to help you promote your book in all of your online channels.
Custom Promo Graphics
Custom Promo Graphics available as add-ons for any premade or custom cover order:
- Social Media Cover/Banner & Profile Graphic
- Title Graphics
- Cover Reveal Graphics
- Countdown Graphics Pack
- 3D Kindle & Paperback Renders (also available as a standalone service)
Starting at:
$15
Premium Custom Promo Graphics
Premium Custom Promo Graphics available as add-ons for any premade or custom cover order:
- KDP A+ Content Graphics (also available as a standalone service)
- Promo Graphics Pack
- New Release Graphics Pack
Starting at:
