Services and prices — WritersTrek

Plan

Find out what your book needs before you spend on it.

Service	What you get	Time	Price
P1 Book Readiness Call Book a time	A 60-minute video call and a one-page written roadmap for your book. R950 in working hours, R1,250 on weekday evenings and Saturdays. Credited against any package you buy afterwards.	Booked within a week	R950
P2 Manuscript Assessment Add to my quote	A full read and a 4–6 page report on structure, pace, character and market fit. Up to 80,000 words. R600 for every extra 20,000 words.	10 working days	from R3,950

Write

Finish the draft with someone in your corner.

Service	What you get	Time	Price
W1 Writing Coach Add to my quote	Two 45-minute calls a month and line feedback on up to 8,000 words. Month to month. Stop whenever you like.	Monthly	R2,450 a month

Edit

Make every page read the way you meant it.

Service	What you get	Time	Price
E1 Copy-edit Add to my quote	Line-level editing for grammar, consistency and clarity, with tracked changes in Word. R0.26 a word: R2,600 for every 10,000 words.	3–4 weeks for 70,000 words	R0.26 a word
E2 Proofread Add to my quote	A final check on the typeset pages, so nothing slips into print. R0.15 a word: R1,500 for every 10,000 words.	1 week	R0.15 a word

Design

A cover that earns a second look and pages set like a real book.

Service	What you get	Time	Price
D1 Cover Design Add to my quote	Your front cover: two concepts, two rounds of revisions, ready for ebook stores. Designed by a named designer on my bench.	2 weeks	R3,450
D2 Print Cover Wrap Add to my quote	Spine and back cover laid out to the printer's exact specification. From your new cover or from art you already own.	3 working days	R950
D3 Interior Typesetting Add to my quote	A print-ready PDF of your interior, set the way trade books are set. Up to 320 pages. R250 for every extra 50 pages.	5 working days	from R2,950
D4 Ebook Conversion Add to my quote	EPUB and Kindle files, tested on real devices. Accepted by Amazon, Apple, Kobo and Google Play.	3 working days	R1,100

Publish

ISBNs, Amazon, IngramSpark, Takealot and Makro: live, and in your name.

Service	What you get	Time	Price
U1 ISBN, Imprint and Legal Deposit Add to my quote	ISBNs from the National Library of South Africa, in your own imprint's name, with barcodes and legal deposit handled. The National Library issues ISBNs free. This fee is for my admin only, and it is free inside every package.	Within a week	R550
U2 Amazon KDP Setup Add to my quote	Your ebook and paperback live on Amazon, on an account in your name. Includes the tax interview, pricing, categories and keywords.	3–5 working days	R2,450
U3 IngramSpark Setup Add to my quote	Your paperback or hardcover on Ingram's network of retailers and libraries worldwide. Account in your name.	3–5 working days	R1,450
U4 Draft2Digital Setup Add to my quote	Your ebook in Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play and other stores. Account in your name.	3 working days	R850
U5 Local Print Run Add to my quote	Quotes from three South African printers, a proof check, and delivery to your door. Printing itself is billed at the printer's price, with no mark-up.	2–3 weeks	R1,250
U6 SA Marketplace Listing Add to my quote	Your book listed and shipped on Takealot, Makro and Amazon.co.za through my established seller accounts. Plus 15% of the net payout on each copy sold. Payouts monthly, under a written consignment agreement.	2–3 weeks	R2,450

Sell

A website, a launch and the posts that get the book read.

Service	What you get	Time	Price
M1 Author Website, Starter Add to my quote	A one-page site for your book: buy links, mailing-list signup and your own domain. Plus R290 a month for hosting and care.	2 weeks	R6,500
M2 Author Website, Shop Add to my quote	Up to five pages, with direct sales through Yoco and an order book you control. Plus R490 a month for hosting and care.	3–4 weeks	R14,500
M3 Amazon Listing Optimisation Add to my quote	A rewritten blurb, keywords, categories, your Author Central page and A+ content. The work that decides whether Amazon shows your book to anyone.	1 week	R2,450
M4 Launch Kit Add to my quote	Twelve social graphics, three quote cards, one short video, a launch plan and a press release. Sized for Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.	2 weeks	R3,950
M5 Launch Ads Management Add to my quote	Four weeks of Facebook and Instagram ads, set up, watched and reported on. You pay the ad spend directly to Meta: minimum R1,500.	4 weeks	R2,950
M6 Social Media Management Add to my quote	Twelve posts a month on Instagram and Facebook, with a monthly report. Month to month.	Monthly	R3,450 a month

Bookshops

My own novel is on the shelf at Exclusive Books at the V&A Waterfront. My company, Bluesky Distribution, is a registered Exclusive Books supplier, and I can put your book to their buyers through the same account. They choose title by title, so the shelf is their decision. If I think your book isn’t ready for a bookshop yet, I’ll tell you before you spend anything on it.

I don’t ghostwrite.