Publishing tools, templates & guides.

25-point assessment to know if your manuscript is ready for professional publishing — or what work remains.

Test your idea against market demand, competitive positioning, and author platform before you write.

Flowchart to help you choose: Traditional, Modelink Press, vanity/hybrid, or DIY self-publishing.

Professional editors' 10-step process for cleaning up your manuscript before it reaches a pro — saves time and money.

See exactly what a Modelink Press developmental edit delivers: chapter-by-chapter analysis, structural recommendations, market positioning.

How our ghostwriting works: interviews, outline, sample chapter, full draft, revisions. NDAs, IP transfer, timeline.

The exact brief we use with our designers. Genre benchmarks, mood boards, typography direction, competitor analysis.

Technical specs for KDP, IngramSpark, and EPUB3. Trim sizes, margins, fonts, image resolution, metadata requirements.

What changes between paperback, hardback, and ebook. Spine width, bleed, reflowable vs. fixed layout, accessibility.

When to buy your own vs. use free. Bowker vs. free options. Barcodes. Imprint naming. Metadata registration.

Step-by-step: accounts, tax info, categories, keywords, pricing, territories, review process, proof copies.

How IngramSpark wholesale works. Bookshop ordering, library distribution, international territories, returns policy.

Week-by-week: ARC readers, Amazon Ads, Goodreads, podcasts, press, social content, email sequences. Used for every Modelink launch.

Campaign structure, targeting, bidding, keywords, negative keywords, reporting. Budget-friendly for authors.

Website, email, social, PR, speaking, partnerships. Score your platform and identify highest-ROI improvements.