SELF-PUBLISHING CHECK-IN

You're overwhelmed by the whole self-publishing process, and asking random strangers a series of "how-do-I" questions on social media isn't getting you anywhere. In a single Zoom session, let's dive into the details of your project, cut through all the noise, and create a checklist specific to your personal publishing journey.

SELF-PUBLISHING CONCIERGE

There are lots of moving pieces involved in publishing a book of professional quality! Need a little hand-holding through the process? Certainly understandable! With an array of affordable a la carte services, we're here to give you and your project the attention it needs -- up to and including full project management.

SECOND SET

OF EYES

Document review service for

authors and speakers

AskChela works with authors and speakers to help them polish the words they write and share with their audiences. Click below to learn more about

the types of documents and intellectual property we review, proofread, and lightly edit for our clients through our Second Set of Eyes service.

AuthorAndSpeakerServices.com was created to help creative fiction authors realize their dream of publishing their work, and small business owners who use writing and speaking as a way to widen the reach of their movement and grow their businesses with a nonfiction book.
 

The site is run by AskChela.com founder Chela Hardy, a longtime certified Professional Virtual Author Assistant (PVAA) and Professional Virtual Speaker Assistant (PVSA) whose client work includes the role of Publishing Project Manager for Authority Publishing, the publishing arm of the Nonfiction Authors Association. Chela is an award-winning self-published young adult author, a Loudoun County (Virginia) Adult Ed instructor (How to Start & Run a Homebased Virtual Assistant Business), and Chapter Leader of the Northern Virginia/DC chapter of the Nonfiction Authors Association. Her passion projects include Workplace Prep for Teens and the NOVA Business Card Project.

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