Your story deserves more than a finished manuscript.
From book design to building your author presence, we help independent and self-published authors take their stories beyond the page.
Finishing the manuscript is only the beginning.
Suddenly you're making decisions about covers, formatting, publishing platforms, book descriptions, author profiles, websites, launch materials and promotion.
That's a lot of new hats for someone who really just wanted to write a book.
One story. Several ways to tell it.
DESIGN
- Cover design
- Interior layout
- Print + eBook formatting
PUBLISH
- KDP preparation
- Book information
- Metadata + listings
BUILD
- Amazon author presence
- Goodreads author profile
- Author websites + branding
PROMOTE
- Book trailers
- Social graphics
- Press kits
- Signing + launch materials
Need one piece? Great. Need help connecting several? We can do that, too.
COMPLIMENTARY AUTHOR BRANDING GUIDE
Your book has a story.
So do you.
You've worked hard to create something worth reading. But is your author identity ready for everything that comes next?
The Brand Between the Books explores what happens when your website, visual identity, and marketing become too closely tied to a single title.
Discover what's working, where the gaps are, and how to build an author brand with room to grow.
Your book is only part of the story.
Whether you're preparing your first manuscript for publication, refining your author identity, or planning what comes after your latest release, you don't have to navigate every creative decision alone.
From book design and formatting to branding, websites, and promotional media, Castle Conrad Media helps bring the pieces together.
Need one piece or a more complete creative direction? Let's talk about what you're building.