- Looking to figure out what’s next?
- Wondering if your covers fit your genre?
- Trying to find your ideal publishing path?
- Need to make sure your book description is doing its job?
- Overwhelmed at the idea of creating audiobooks?
What can I help you with?
Review my services and rates below.
Eric is most experienced with Urban Fantasy, Rural Fantasy, Steampunk, and Epic Fantasy.
About Eric
With twenty years experience as a process and efficiency consultant and ten years as a successful self-published author, Eric can provide insights from a different perspective than many services. Eric has applied his knowledge gained from rebuilding workflows, AP systems, and databases to rebuilding his own approach to writing. He has experimented with pantsing, plotting, dictation, and much more. As many approaches as there are to writing, there are more when it comes to marketing. No single path is right for every author. Some essentials need to be present in every author’s platform, but the path to getting those in order is a little different for every one of us. If you’d like a helping hand through the seemingly endless options of courses, books, and best practices, Eric is happy to help. Getting your platform in order isn’t a guarantee of success, but it greatly increases your chances of seizing an opportunity when it arises.
Eric has a heavy focus on self-publishing and small presses, so if you’re looking to break into traditional publishing, his services may not be a good fit for you. His primary genre expertise includes Fantasy and Science Fiction with strong emphasis on Urban Fantasy, Rural Fantasy, Steampunk, and Epic Fantasy. He has also helped edit and beta read several titles in Paranormal Romance, LitRPG, Cozy Fantasy, and more.
Using Decision Grids
Here’s a brief example of one of Eric’s favorite tools, and how you too can leverage decision grids to make difficult business decisions.
Weighted Decision Grid – Blank Excel File
Weighted Decision Grid – Blank PDF File
Recommended Tools and Courses
Matthew J Holmes – Jumpstart Facebook Ads for Authors (Affiliate Link) – For those looking to take advantage of unrestricted targeting on Facebook ads, I’ve yet to find a better course that covers it. Matthew also provides a bevy of tools to help you track and optimize your campaigns.
The Author Helper Suite (Affiliate Link) – My favorite tool for centralizing my links and tracking royalties. Add in the ability to automatically calculate readthrough and The Author Helper Suite becomes one of the most versatile tools around. For a discount, enter code asher-workshop at checkout.
Plottr (Affiliate Link) – If you’ve been to one of my workshops or chatted with me since I made the move from pantsing to plotting, I’m sure you’ve heard me rave about Plottr. Like a digital corkboard with easy to access character sheets and cards, I can’t recommend this one enough.
Consultation Pricing
NOTE: I AM NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS.
Send me an email by filling out the form at the bottom of this page. Please include your name and e-mail address to be sure your message will be sent. Use promo code FIRST to schedule a complimentary 30 minute evaluation call to determine if our services are a good fit.
Evaluation Call – Free / .5 hour maximum
Hourly Rate – $100 per hour / 1 hour minimum
Email Only Rate – $50 per .5 hour / .5 hour minimum
Services
Platform Evaluation
I’ll dig in to your website, covers, book descriptions, and provide a written evaluation on changes you may want to consider.
1-3 books = 1 hour | 4-6 books = 2 hour | 7-10 books = 3 hour
Shopify and BookFunnel Configuration
Help plan how to move forward with direct sales channels with a focus on integrating with Shopify and BookFunnel to sell ebooks and audiobooks.
Zoom / Call 1 hour minimum charge | Email – .5 hour charge if it takes thirty minutes or less, otherwise standard rates apply.
General Q&A
Zoom, call, or email to discuss any questions you may have. From plotting to marketing, audiobook casting to maximizing the value of attending conventions, we can discuss anything you’d like.
Zoom / Call 1 hour minimum charge | Email – .5 hour charge if it takes thirty minutes or less, otherwise standard rates apply.
Book Description Updates
Includes a rewrite and update to focus on meeting the expectations of your categories. Will require you to fill out a worksheet which includes specific questions about your book.
2 hour charge per book.
Manuscript Critique
For first 10,000 words. Includes inline comments and a written summary of suggestions from sentence structure to character development.
2 hour charge per book.
Contact Eric Today:
Send me an email by filling out the form below. Please include your name and e-mail address to be sure your message will be sent. Use promo code FIRST to schedule a complimentary 30 minute evaluation call to determine if our services are a good fit.
