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Writing your first romance novel? Need a romance editor? Looking for someone to market your new romance book release?
You've come to the right place.
Here, you'll find services from me, Emily Keyes, seasoned romance ghostwriter, editor, book marketer, and author assistant with 70 books ghostwritten, 26 self-published, 80 edited, and 50+ marketed under my sparkly pink belt. I've also helped more than 50 romance authors and self-publishers set up and maintain their romance publishing businesses. I'm here to make every step of the romance publishing process easier, from plotting to hitting publish.
Ready to make your romance writing dreams come true?
Check out my services below.
Make plotting your romance a breeze with a plot outline that takes your story idea, develops it, and shows you how to approach every scene, solving the issue of "what to write next," eliminating writer's block, and getting you from meet-cute to happily ever after quicker than you could have dreamed.
$0.05/£0.04 per word
Eager to start writing, but aren't sure how to combine your tropes, settings, and characters into a marketable romance novel? Get a bespoke plot concept that covers everything you need to get writing: character emotional wounds, development arcs, conflicts; settings; tropes; and sub-plots, all combined using market research into the stories readers want right now. $50/£38 per concept
$50/£38 per concept
Looking to expand your brand with another series, but can't decide what to write next? Get a bespoke series concept that outlines the major elements of every book in a 3-7 book series of interconnected standalone novellas or novels. $130/£101 for 3-book series concept
$130/£101 for a 3-book series concept
Want to make sure your story hits all the right notes for your readers? Book a developmental edit where I'll assess the building blocks of your romance novel—characters, tropes, sub-genre, plot, and setting—and show you how to strengthen them for an even better story. $0.01/£0.0078 per word
$0.01/£0.0078/word
Your book deserves a developmental edit to make your characters and story shine, but if it's outside your publishing budget, don't worry. A manuscript evaluation will review your romance novel for the big-picture issues that could affect sales and reviews, identify them, and show you exactly how to fix them.
$250-300/£195-234, depending on word count
Your voice and style are what set your book apart from all the others. Book a line edit with me and we'll define that voice, amplify that style, and smooth out any hiccups in your book so when readers pick it up, they can't put it back down.
$0.007/£0.0055/word
A good blurb is one of the most ways of raising your book's visibility. But writing it? Not so easy. That's why I offer cover bespoke blurbs. Take advantage of my years of romance marketing experience to get your book in front of the readers most likely to love it.
$80/£66 per blurb
Kindle Keywords
It's no secret: Kindle keywords are important. They're one of the easiest ways to increase your romance novel's visibility. But knowing how to fill them out takes hours of research and trial and error. I've already done that research! Buy my guidance on how to fill out those pesky boxes to best capture the Amazon algorithm's attention and get your romance novel appearing in searches from readers most likely to buy it (and love it).
$25/20 for guidance on filling out 1 book's Kindle keyword boxes
Cover Critique
Romance covers have to communicate a lot to readers in one tiny thumbnail image. And how do you really know if you've picked the right cover? Get a quick cover critique from me! I'll check that your cover does what it's supposed to—represents your story and attracts the right readers to it.
$50/£38 per cover critique
Newsletters are a crucial way to connect and cultivate your audience of readers so you've got a crowd of hungry buyers for every release. But managing a newsletter takes precious time away from your writing and publishing. That's why you hire me to manage and ghostwrite your newsletter, organize promos and swaps on BookFunnel and Story Origin, and make sure your reader magnets are delivered.
$25/£20 week
Hiring ghostwriters is many romance authors' secret to releasing rapidly, but how do you find them? And how do you make sure they're right for your author brand? You hire me. I'll draw up a list of candidates and evaluate their skills with my time-tested ghostwriting trials, designed to asses a writer's fitness for your voice, style, and story idea, so you know your getting the best ghostwriter your money can buy.
$175/£140 for a list of 5 candidates and evaluations
Need help, but don't see a service that matches your needs?
Tell me where you are in your process, what you want help with, and I'll create a unique service that works for you (and your budget!).