Ravenhawk Books

07/13/2025

07/13/2025

Yup, it bothers many that we are upfront with our rates, and when they get that shocking dose of publishing industry reality during their initial consultation with us (no cost to you, only our valuable time) they are either enraged or something else because we do our best to dissuade them, by preparing them for authorship oblivion. There is always the chance that you will hit the publishing lottery and earn an excellent income on your book. Hard, diligent work, 7 days a week, 16-18 hours a day, for weeks, maybe months, and yes, you to may get lucky and have a bestseller on your resume.

--Write well, market smart and prosper.

06/10/2025

How many Mercs’ will tell you what they charge upfront without all the grifter hype to suck you in? Yes, we still Royalty publish too. Checkout our full story at: facebook.com/RavenhawkBooks

--Write well, market smart and prosper.

06/08/2025

Self-publishing can be lucrative or a total bust.

Knowledgeable, market-savvy and focused self-published authors are successful. Unfortunately, 99.9% of those that self-publish make a fatal error and fail, miserably.

06/08/2025

Royalty To Mercenary? Why?

Because wanna-be authors, many, will not put in the work required to give their book the best chance at success. Yes, we continue to royalty publish those authors, at our expense (usually writers are referred by another house’s editor or a literary agent we trust) that we are confident will do the work. Unfortunately, they are rare.
RavenhawkTM now a “vanity press?” No, we will still publish books by royalty; books we believe will make money, for the author, and us. A “vanity press” doesn’t care if your book is successful or not, they get paid regardless. Do not mercenaries get paid up front? Yes, but they also care about the back-end, the results, of their efforts.
So, it is with great anticipation that I announce Ravenhawk’s Mercenary Division. We will provide all the services; ala carte, if you prefer, and the inside-the-industry knowledge our royalty side has with one exception, we are going to get paid. In the probable event that you will not follow our expert step-by-step advice on how to succeed as an author and choose the lazy path, the whiner’s excuse-makers’ path, as many do, and choose not put in the work, the 16-18 hour days, seven days a week that it may take to successfully promote and market a book by a first-time, unknown, non-celebrity; you are welcome to be lazy and whine on your own dime, not ours.
By all means, look over our Menu of Mercenary Services, you’ll find them in the “Featured” section of this page; choose the ones you want ala carte or choose the full seven-course banquet.
As always, write well, market smart and prosper, regardless of the publishing journey you choose.

--RavenhawkTM Books

OUR MECENARY SERVICES*

Editing…..$3.00 per page
Formatting (for publishing)…..$189.00
Cover Design…..$179.00 -- $549.00
LOC Copyright filing…..$59.00 (does not include LOC fee)
International Distribution Package…..$299.00
Author Event Package…..$379.00
Promotional…..$85.00 per hour
The Total Package: Editing, Formatting (includes e-book), Cover Design, LOC Copyright, International Distribution, Author Event Package, 4 hours Promotional.
$1189.00
Ghostwriting…..$2800.00-$7500.00 (per project)

*Service fees are subject to change without prior notice

06/02/2025

"I'm very shocked and disappointed!"

All I can say is, get over it. Life is challenging, then you die. So, believe in yourself, do your ultimate best, carry on until God calls you home.

We still look for talented writers for our royalty (no fees) division or to refer to acquisition editors/agents at the Big 5. Do your best and remember, your query letter is crucial. Be guided by one of our templates, but make sure you construct that letter in your own voice, passion and appeal-- it is a sales letter; editors can smell a copy & paste phony a mile away and against the wind.

--Write well, market smart and prosper.

05/21/2025

Royalty To Mercenary Publisher? Why?

Because wanna-be authors, many, will not put in the work required to give their book the best chance at success. Yes, we continue to publish those authors, at our expense (royalty press-- usually they are referred by another house’s editor or literary agent) that we are confident will do the work. Unfortunately, they are rare.
RavenhawkTM now a “vanity press?” No, we will still publish books by royalty; books we believe will make money, for the author, and us. A “vanity press” doesn’t care if your book is successful or not, they get paid regardless. Do not mercenaries get paid up front? Yes, but they also care about the back-end, the results, of their efforts.
So, it is with great anticipation that I announce Ravenhawk’s Mercenary Division. We will provide all the services, ala carte, if you prefer, and the inside-the-industry knowledge our royalty side does with one exception, we are going to get paid to do so. In the probable event that you will not follow our expert step-by-step advice on how to succeed as an author and choose the lazy path, as many do, and not put in the work, the 16-18 hour days, seven days a week that it may take to successfully promote and market a book by a first-time, unknown, non-celebrity; you are welcome to be lazy on your own dime, not ours.
By all means, look over our Menu of Mercenary Services, you’ll find them in the “Featured” section of this page; choose the ones you want ala carte or choose the full seven-course banquet.

As always, write well, market smart and prosper, regardless of the publishing journey you choose.

--RavenhawkTM Books

05/20/2025

Since the FB Totalitarians, in all their GREEDY edicts, have taken away the "Services Offered" feature with Pro Pages we will post our Available Services in the "Featured" section soon.