Practical, affordable help from first manuscript assessment through publication. Pick the help you need. Keep control of your book.
Publishing a book is already expensive. Getting help shouldn't make it impossible. Our prices are published up front so you know what a service costs before committing. Specialized or unusually complex projects may still require a custom quote.
A practical review of your manuscript's current condition, strengths, major problems, and what level of work it needs before publication. You'll receive a written assessment with recommended next steps, including whether the manuscript is ready for editing, needs substantive reconstruction, or requires broader developmental work.
Final-pass review for grammar, spelling, punctuation, typos, missing or repeated words, and basic consistency.
Proofreading plus clarity, awkward phrasing, unnecessary repetition, sentence flow, word choice, and consistency. Author retains final say.
For manuscripts that need more than standard editing. We rebuild prose, remove unnecessary repetition, repair flow and organization, strengthen transitions, and reconstruct problem sections while preserving the author's story, characters, and intended direction whenever possible.
Pricing is based on the final rewritten manuscript word count.
Full-length fiction ghostwriting built around the author's concept, goals, and level of supplied development. Editing and final manuscript cleanup are included.
Standard Ghostwriting: $0.08 / finished word
Author supplies a detailed outline, established characters, setting, and story direction.
Developmental Ghostwriting: $0.10 / finished word
Includes substantial help developing structure, pacing, character arcs, and scene progression.
Worldbuilding / Research-Heavy Ghostwriting: $0.15 / finished word
Includes substantial original worldbuilding, lore, setting development, or research.
Advanced Historical / Technical Ghostwriting: $0.18 / finished word
For projects requiring deep research, source verification, period accuracy,
technical subject matter, or extensive original development.
50,000-word minimum. The first 50,000 words are billed before work begins. Any remaining balance is calculated from the final delivered manuscript word count and is due before delivery.
Clean publication-ready interiors including chapter styling, margins, page numbering, front and back matter, scene breaks, and standard novel formatting.
Print + ebook: $100
Help with platform setup, metadata, trim size, pricing, territories, files, proofs, and the assorted boxes and buttons between manuscript and book.
KDP + IngramSpark: $75
Descriptions, keywords, BISAC/THEMA categories, pricing, contributor information, and retailer/distributor listings.
Guidance with ISBNs, copyright-page information, LCCNs where applicable, Library of Congress deposit requirements, and the other administrative bullshit that nobody warns you exists.
For authors with a finished manuscript who want help turning it into a published book. Includes standard interior formatting, print/ebook preparation, metadata/listing assistance, publishing-platform setup assistance, copyright-page setup, and publishing-administration guidance.
Editing, rewriting, and ghostwriting are priced separately unless specifically included in a written quote.
CCKR Publishing does not take ownership rights as payment for author services. You make the final decisions. You keep your rights.
Editing projects have a $75 minimum. Ghostwriting projects have a 50,000-word minimum, with the first 50,000 words due before work begins and any remaining balance due before delivery of the completed manuscript.
Third-party expenses such as ISBNs, printing, proofs, postage, registration fees, and platform charges are not included unless specifically stated.
Complex layouts, image-heavy books, poetry, textbooks, cookbooks, extensive tables, footnotes, indexes, or other specialized formatting may require custom quotes.
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