Creative Cornerstones: Book Publishing Services for Authors

How Do I Publish a Novel?

How much does professional book editing cost?

How Do I Market My Book?

If you’ve recently finished your manuscript, you’re probably asking yourself all these questions and more. It can be overwhelming, but like with most goals, you can break publishing down into smaller steps.

We care about your story! Like you, we want to see your book succeed!

Our team is here to guide you on your journey from writer to bestselling author! With years of experience in editing, publication support, and marketing, we will offer you a simple, step-by-step plan to serve as the foundation of your author career. These are the creative “cornerstones” you need to succeed as an author.

The Bestselling Author Plan

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Editing

Action: Strengthen your characters, plot, language, and style.

Result: Readers love your story!

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Publication Support

Action: Design a beautiful book, competitive blurb, and choose the right publishing platform.

Result: Your book launches strongly!

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Marketing

Action: Grow your audience and reviews and spread the word with a 6-month plan.

Result: Your book sells many copies!

The market is full of books that have never sold more than 10 copies. You’ve seen novels on Amazon that were published 5 years ago and never received 10 reviews. Those authors failed to complete at least one of these 3 steps, and so their book failed too.

But if you acquire professional editing, make smart publishing choices, and implement a marketing plan before publishing, you will set up your book and career for success – just as a building with a firm foundation can be built higher and higher.

With our team’s support, you can publish a beautiful book that readers will buy, love, and remember!

Become an author who
stands the test of time!

Contact us today for a free edit on the first 1000 words of your story.

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About

Hello, my name is Caylah Coffeen and I’m the founder of Creative Cornerstones! I’ve trained as a book editor and marketer with Monster Ivy Publishing and Eschler Editing and I currently edit for Havok magazine. I specialize in sci-fi, fantasy, and Christian speculative fiction.

My lovely team members – a cover designer and coach – and I and are based in Huntsville, AL and you can find all our portfolios here!

Discount Services for Authors with Disabilities

Every Author Deserves to Have Their Story Told!

If you are a writer or author with a disability, we want to partner with you to create a publishing plan that fits you, rather than you having to fit into a generic, potentially ableist plan.

We offer custom free or low-cost services to authors with disabilities. We’ll be your wingwomen, to give you a little extra power, so you can reach those greater heights!

Testimonials

  • “Anneliese does amazing work [back cover text, optimized Amazon listing, author bio] and I am thrilled with the results for my novel. She is easy to work with, organized, and professional.”

    Steven Reece, Author of Son of None

  • “Creative Cornerstones rejuvenated my novel which I published back in 2009. Galadriel, their artist, made me a striking new cover. Caylah, the founder and their marketer, wrote me a back cover blurb and author bio, redesigned my website and boosted my sales with ads. I started to see some new reviews come in too. It was so encouraging!”

    Richard C., Author of The Discipling of Mytra

  • “Creative Cornerstones did a beta read of my novel and the beta read was extremely helpful. Not only did it change the way I saw my own characters, but it also gave me a very good idea of how readers would react to my book.”

    Elias Fanta, Writer