Author Support Resources

The following are names of digital marketing, editing, marketing, development, illustrators, cover designers, and publishing experts who have been recommended by our NGLS authors.

Click on each category for contact information and with NGLS notes about each person.

  • Article: How To Publish A Book On Amazon

    Link: https://kindlepreneur.com/how-to-publish-a-book-on-amazon/
    Pricing: Free
    Description: The Full Step-By-Step Guide to publishing an ebook or a paperback book on Amazon.
    Referred by: Kim Megahee

  • Gina Dyer
    Location: Local
    Phone: 404-519-7215
    Email: valleylily50@yahoo.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Georgiana Fields

    Kristine Ramsey
    Location: Local
    Email: kristine.ramsey21@yahoo.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Teryl Worster

    Aleaca
    Location: Belgrade, Serbia
    Website: www.99designs.com
    Pricing: website
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: Book covers; other design work - she is pricey, but very good. Extremely easy to work with. Because she is in Serbia, she is about 8-9 hours ahead of us in EDT, so take that into account when you are communication with her.

    Dylan Stevens
    Email: dylanstevensphotos@gmail.com
    Phone: 727-418-2348
    Pricing: email or phone
    Referred by: Eileen O’Hara
    NGLS Notes: book cover design, photography, photoshop; instagram: @itsdylanstevens

    Steve Young
    Location: Local
    Email: design@accurateprinters.com
    Website: www.accurateprinters.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: Posters of book covers, stationery, logo design, business cards, other business services; Steve has a good network of designers and other expertise related to printing

  • Melissa Fisher
    Location: Texas
    Phone: 979-201-6224
    Website: www.CountOnMeBusinessSolutions.com
    Pricing: check website
    Referred by: Jameson Gregg

  • These are tools that help with converting your book text and pictures into a format that can be submitted to a publisher.

    Book Design Templates

    URL: https://www.bookdesigntemplates.com

    Usage: Provides ability to transform your book into a Microsoft Word document ready to submit to publishers.

    Price: check their website.

    Referred By: Kim Megahee: “I bought one of their M/S Word templates years ago. I wanted to format my books rather than pay someone else to do it. I used their template on all of my books, and I’m very pleased with how they look..”

  • Mary Ellen Prater
    Area of Expertise: editor, copy
    Location: Local
    Email: mejprater@bellsouth.net
    Website: www.CountOnMeBusinessSolutions.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Renee Propes

    Evelyn Asher
    Area of Expertise: development editing
    Location: Local
    Email: evelynasher4@icloud.com
    Website: www.evelynasher.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: self

    Traci Lawson
    Area of Expertise: editor, proofreader
    Location: Local
    Email: traci7lawson@outlook.com
    Phone: 770-530-3658
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: self

    Katerina Katsarka Whitley
    Area of Expertise: editor
    Location: Boone, NC
    Email: katsarkakk@gmail.com 
    Phone: 828-832-6123
    Website: www.katerinawhitley.net
    Pricing: email or phone
    Referred by: Mary Demmler
    NGLS Notes: receives files in Word to edit and make comments.

  • Jason Fowler
    Location: Clarkesville, GA
    Phone: 404-519-7215
    Website: www.JasonFowlerArt.com
    Pricing: website
    Referred by: Patricia Bonaparte

    Gina Dyer
    Location: Local
    Phone: 404-519-7215
    Email: GinaDyer500@outlook.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Georgiana Fields

    Kristine Ramsey
    Location: Local
    Email: kristine.ramsey21@yahoo.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Teryl Worster

    Aleaca
    Location: Belgrade, Serbia
    Website: www.99designs.com
    Pricing: website
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: Book covers; other design work - she is pricey, but very good. Extremely easy to work with. Because she is in Serbia, she is about 8-9 hours ahead of us in EDT, so take that into account when you are communication with her.

    Dylan Stevens
    Email: dylanstevensphotos@gmail.com
    Phone: 727-418-2348
    Pricing: email or phone
    Referred by: Eileen O’Hara
    NGLS Notes: book cover design, photography, photoshop; instagram: @itsdylanstevens

    Maimee Cannariato
    Location: Local
    Email: maimeemay.co@protonmail.com
    Phone: N/A
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Self
    NGLS Notes: Hybrid FarEast/American art; Facebook at MaimeeMayIllustrations

  • Steve Young
    Location: Local
    Email: design@accurateprinters.com
    Website: www.accurateprinters.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: Posters of book covers, stationery, logo design, business cards, other business services; Steve has a good network of designers and other expertise related to printing

    BookPrintOnDemand.com
    Location: Online
    Email: info@bookprintondemand.com
    Website: www.bookprintondemand.com
    Pricing: Online
    Referred by: Christa Tompkins
    NGLS Notes: One of our members has used them several times and has good things to say about them. BookPrintOnDemand.com may be a good alternate if you plan to print only paperbacks or hardcovers and sell them at events and have no Amazon presence.

  • Lindsey Hughes - The Pitch Master

    Website: ThePitchMaster.com

    Email: lindsey@ThePitchMaster.com

    Contact by email or website.

    Pricing: See website or contact her directly via email.

    Referred by: Kim Megahee

    NGLS Note: Lindsey teaches authors how to “pitch like a boss.” She’s a writing coach, a career coach, and a consultant. She also conducts workshops on pitching and other related subjects. Check out her website.

    NGLS Note: The slides from Lindsey’s webinar for NGLS are available here: www.thepitchmaster.com/pitch

  • Kim Megahee
    Location: Local
    Email: info@thekimmergroup.com
    Website: www.thekimmergroup.com
    Pricing: email
    Referred by: self
    NGLS Notes: Offers publishing assistance, but the author retains all control

  • Kindle Direct Publishing
    Website: kdp.amazon.com
    Pricing: Contact Publisher
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.

    BookLogix
    Website: www.booklogix.com
    Pricing: Contact Publisher
    Referred by: Several Members of the NEGAWriters Club
    NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.

    Draft2Digital
    Website: www.draft2digital.com
    Pricing: Contact Publisher
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.

    IngramSpark
    Website: www.ingramspark.com
    Pricing: Contact Publisher
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: Originally, they assessed a small fee for setting up books, but we heard recently that they have dramatically reduced or eliminated all fees to compete with KDP.

    iBooks
    Website: authors.apple.com
    Pricing: Contact Publisher
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: This is Apple's entry into the book publishing field. As far as I can tell, they only support e-books (but that's where most of the money is today). They also offer AI reading of your book to create audiobooks.

    Kobo Books
    Website: www.kobo.com
    Pricing: Contact Publisher
    Referred by: Kim Megahee
    NGLS Notes: Kobo books is another alternative to Amazon (although much smaller) for e-books and audiobooks. We have no experience with them, but but have heard good things from authors with multiple books created and distributed by them.

  • Evelyn Asher

    Location: Local

    Website: www.evelynasher.com

    Pricing: Website

    Referred by: self

  • Name: Suzanne Zoller-Brinson

    Business Name: Z Creative Co.

    Location: Based in Atlanta, Ga

    Email: msuzannezoller@gmail.com

    Website: www.suzannezoller.com 

    Pricing: ~Limited Time Only~ FREE brand and web design services in trade for a testimonial while I build my portfolio. Click on my email to start a discussion about your new brand or website.

    Referred By: Kim Megahee