The Problem
Writing a book is hard enough. But finishing one involves a lot more than writing:
- Who helps you validate that your structure and organization of the book is coherent?
- Who do you turn to when the manuscript isn’t working structurally?
- Who catches the typos, awkward sentences, and passive language before it goes to print?
- Who designs a cover that makes someone stop scrolling and pick up your book?
- Who guides you through the steps to get it uploaded and live on Amazon, formatted correctly?
Most authors end up hunting for a different freelancer for each step — hoping they all talk to each other, hoping nothing falls through the cracks between handoffs.
Full-service publishing means one expert is guiding the whole thing, start to finish, so nothing gets lost in translation.
Two Paths to a Finished Book
Two Paths to a Finished Book
Every author starts in a different place. The full-service package adapts to where you are.
Path 1: You Want to Write It Yourself, With Support
Book Coaching → Editing → Design & Upload
You write the book, with me as your coach and accountability partner — outlining, working through structure, and providing developmental editing along the way. Once your manuscript is complete, I move into line editing and copyediting to polish it. Then I refer you to a trusted layout artist and cover designer and guide you through uploading to Amazon.
Path 2: You Want Me to Write It With You
Ghostwriting → Design & Upload
We plan, and then you talk; I write. Through recorded conversations, I capture your knowledge and turn it into a fully written, polished manuscript in your voice. From there, I refer you to a trusted layout artist and cover designer, and guide you through uploading to Amazon.
Not sure which path fits you? That’s exactly what the free brainstorming session is for.
What's Included
Regardless of which path you take, full-service means you get:
- One point of contact for the entire process — no juggling multiple freelancers or explaining your book five different times
- A finished, professionally edited manuscript — whether you wrote it or I did
- Hands-on coordination with your designer and layout artist — I don’t just hand off a referral and step away. I stay involved throughout the design and layout process, working directly with the designer and artist, reviewing proofs, and making sure everything meets professional standards — until you and I are both satisfied with the result.
- Hands-on guidance uploading to Amazon — so your book actually goes live, correctly formatted, without you having to figure out the platform alone
- A guide who’s been through this before — with authors across medicine, nursing business, memoirs, and spirituality books.
How It Works
- Free Brainstorming Session — We talk through your book, your goals, and which path (book coaching or ghostwriting) fits you best.
- Writing Phase — Either you write with my coaching and developmental editing, or I ghostwrite from our conversations.
- Editing Phase — Line editing and copyediting to bring the manuscript to publication-ready quality.
- Design Phase — I coordinate your project with a trusted cover designer and layout artist to give your book a professional look, inside and out.
- Publishing Phase — I guide you through uploading your finished book to Amazon, so it’s live and available to readers.
- A Published Book — Yours, from first idea to finished product, with support at every step.
What Clients Say
Pam Rasheed came to Pat with ideas for two books. They decided to focus her first book on her role as a nurse working in an infertility clinic.
"My editor and writing coach, Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC, is an author, editor, public speaker, and the best in the field of book mastery. She provided the dedicated guidance necessary to bring this book to fruition. Thank you for turning the raw manuscript into an amazing and inspirational book!"
Pam Rasheed, MSN RN
Author of Barren - The Inside World of Infertility
Debra’s business coach referred her to Pat, knowing that Pat’s background as a nurse would be a strong credential in her ability to assist Deb with her book on burnout.
"Pat has an amazing ability to help you see the big picture, but also to pay attention to the details. She guided me, helped me organize my thoughts into a manuscript that I feel is much stronger. And she never really tried to change my voice — she helped me find it more clearly. Beyond her expertise, Pat has been encouraging and genuinely invested in my success."
Debra Reis, MSN RN
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