Write More & Stress Less with a Romance Author Assistant
Let me guess. Someone once told you, “People don’t make money writing books. You need to get a real job.” Or, perhaps they laughed at the idea of you wanting to write for a living. But you stuck two fingers up to the world and did it anyway. You followed your mother-fucking dream and won.
You are an author.
You make your money writing romance books your fans crave. You might have even gone into full on rebel mode, and filled those pages with the hottest spice, the darkest events, and even a touch of taboo. Now it’s you laughing…all the way to the bank. And you intend to continue showing everyone just how epic you are.
There’s just one problem. When your success exploded, so did your non-writing workload. Suddenly, “all-the-things” starting taking over. There’s the content creation, marketing, uploading of books, keeping websites up-to-date, administration, membership site, applying for promos, newsletter swaps, managing your Shopify store, delivering great customer service, Kickstarter campaigns, and a whole host more.
Your time is s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d.
💞 How You Would Like to Spend Your Time... 💞
Wrangling those alpha-holes into men who would burn down the world
Writing those one-handed spicy scenes that make your readers feral
Plotting ways in which your hero/s and heroine/s find themselves in forced proximity
Scheming how you’ll smash your readers’ hearts into smithereens at the end of Act 2
Creating the sparks and electricity between your characters
Imagining worlds from sunny small towns to dark and dangerous dungeons
Running a Kick-Ass Romance Author Business
But despite your romantic tendencies, you do not have your head in the clouds. You’re the kick-ass, feisty heroine of your business. And you know that “all-the-things” shit needs to get done. But you also know, that it doesn’t necessarily need to be you doing it.
There’s where I come in. As a Romance Author Assistant, I can handle the tasks that make you want to scratch your eyes out or keep you from writing.
Author Assistant
noun
1. An indie author’s fairy godmother.
2. The wing-woman who allows you to focus on writing.
The tasks are varied, but as an example, I can help you with all the following for £30 per hour (yep, you’ll find none of that sly hiding rates here!):
Manuscript uploads
Need your manuscript uploaded to Ingram Spark, KDP, Draft2Digital, Kobo or any other platform? Or perhaps you want links or back matter updated? No problem.
Launch management
Launches often consist of a multitude of moving parts. Whatever your strategy, I’ve got you. I can help you manage all those pieces, ensuring everything is in place, on time.
Building your fandom
Many indie authors have fans clamouring for more in a Facebook group or an exclusive membership area. I can support you in managing these and delivering your fans what they want.
General admin support
Want to hand off all those pesky admin jobs such as replying to messages, writing emails, scheduling social media posts? I’m your woman. Whatever will give you more time to write!
Newsletter management
As a prior copywriter, I can write emails for you, or simply help you manage them, uploading content and suggesting ideas as needed. Either way, my wand can wave away your newsletter woes.
Kickstarter Campaigns
Kickstarter is revolutionising indie publishing with authors are finding new audiences and huge success. But it is a huge undertaking with many moving pieces. I’ll help you spin those plates.
Selling direct support
Indie authors are increasingly selling direct and for good reason! But it often comes with the surprise of a heavy additional load of jobs to do. But worry not, help is at hand.
Applying for promotions
There are now a plethora of promotions available for indie authors, but remembering to apply for them can easily slip through the net. This is just one other task I can take off your hands.
Your personal cheerleader
With me at your side, you get more than the job done. You get a team member who is also your personal cheerleader. I encourage you every step of the way and celebrate each of your successes.
Think of me as your wing-woman, someone knowledgeable of the indie publishing industry (okay, obsessed with it!) who will fight for your success as hard as you do.
A simple 3-step process to hiring your author assistant
1. Get in touch
Either use the contact form or email me at tara@thewordprofessor.com, to arrange a chat where we can discuss what you want from your author assistant.
2. Finalise details
After our chat, we will finalise the tasks you would like me to do, how many hours per week or month you would like, and when you want me to start.
3. Get writing!
I’ll send an invoice for the first month, and once it’s paid, you can sit at your keyboard and get to work on those novels your readers crave!
An author assistant OBSESSED with words, stories, and indie publishing
Eighteen years ago, I made the decision to commit to a world of words. I returned to study, achieving a First Class Honours in Literature and a PGCE in English. Since then, I have been an English teacher, content and copywriter, and indie author. When I discovered the world of indie publishing over 5 years ago, I became obsessed, wanting to learn all I could. I read the books, listen to the podcasts, and trawled the Facebook groups.
The need to absorb all this information didn’t make much sense until I bumped into the equally bookish world of Becca Syme. When I did my Clifton Strengths my life suddenly made sense. For those of you wondering:
#1 Intellection, #2 Input, #3 Developer, #4 Futuristic, #5 Activator, #6 Empathy, #7 Positivity, #8 Learner, #9 Maximiser, #10 Belief
But what do these strengths mean? They mean that I love thinking, learning and absorbing all things writing, stories, and indie publishing and that I want to help you become the very best you can. Becoming an indie romance author’s assistant was a natural next move. It was written in my strengths. And indie romance authors are the very best people. Ever.