AUTHOR
SERVICES
Outline Review &
Story Structure Deep-dive
This service is for authors who want to make sure their story hits the right beats before they spend months drafting.
Book Blurb
Writing
Struggling to write the perfect blurb for your novel? We've got you. This isn’t just a summary. This is sales copy that sells your story.
Developmental
Editing
When you book a developmental edit with Grim House Publishing, you’re not just hiring one editor—you’re getting a full critique team.
Book Trailer
Creation
Bring your book to life with a cinematic trailer that hooks readers before they even open the first page. Click below for details.
Book
Formatting
Our formatting service gives your manuscript a professional, polished layout for both ebook and print, tailored to your genre & platform.
Amazon Page
Sales Audit
This audit is designed to help indie authors optimize their product page for visibility, conversion, and ad-readiness.
Outline Review &Story Structure Deep-dive
Your outline is the blueprint of your book.
This service is for authors who want to make sure their story hits the right beats before they spend months drafting.
Whether you’re writing epic fantasy, paranormal romance, romantasy, or dark fiction, I’ll help you strengthen your plot, pacing, and character arcs from the ground up.
🗂 What’s Included:
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Thorough markup of your outline (up to 5,000 words) with comments and questions
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Editorial letter (3–6 pages) breaking down:
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Story structure and flow
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Character arcs and motivation
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Pacing, plot holes, and tension
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Market fit, genre expectations, and series potential
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Suggestions for reordering scenes, raising stakes, and fixing logic gaps
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One follow-up Q&A email or Zoom to go over feedback
This is perfect if you're:
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Outlining a trilogy or series and want help keeping everything tight
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Pivoting your story idea and want to test structure
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Starting with a big concept but need help shaping it into something sellable
🏷️ Pricing: .075 per word ($300 for the first 1000 words)
📅 Turnaround time: 7–10 business days
🖋 Best for: Fantasy, romance, dark fiction, paranormal, horror, or cross-genre books
Developmental Editing
Get two professional sets of eyes on your manuscript—for the price of one.
When you book a developmental edit with Grim House Publishing, you’re not just hiring one editor—you’re getting a full critique team.
This service is powered by Killian Wolf & C.J. Piperata, the duo behind the Grim House YouTube channel.
We’re both experienced editors and authors who specialize in fantasy, romance, horror, and dark fiction.
Together, we bring the kind of multi-editor feedback authors used to get in the golden age of traditional publishing, when books were built by teams.
🗂 What’s Included:
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A detailed editorial letter covering story structure, pacing, character arcs, theme, and emotional payoff
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Inline comments throughout your manuscript with questions, suggestions, and observations
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Combined feedback from both editors—two sets of strengths, two creative minds
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One follow-up Zoom call or email to discuss revisions and next steps
🏷️ Pricing: Starting at $800 (based on 40,000 words)($0.02 per word — quote varies by manuscript length)
📅 Turnaround: 3–4 weeks per manuscript
📚 Best for: fantasy, romance, paranormal, dark fiction, horror, or anything emotionally intense and plot-rich
Please be advised the price on the website is a deposit, and will be deducted from the whole amount, depending on your word count. After purchase, you will be contacted
for more information.
Book Formatting (ebook and print)
Make your book look as good as it reads.
Our formatting service gives your manuscript a professional, polished layout for both ebook and print, tailored to your genre and publishing platform.
Whether you're self-publishing through Amazon KDP or another distributor, we'll handle the techy stuff—so you can focus on writing the next one.
This service is handled by Grim House Publishing’s formatting team, with the combined experience of indie authors and layout nerds
who know what readers (and algorithms) expect.
🛠 What’s Included:
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Ebook formatting (EPUB or MOBI for KDP/Kindle upload)
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Print-ready PDF for paperback (trim size, margins, gutter, and layout checked)
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Chapter headings, page breaks, scene breaks, and optional flourish styles
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Proper front matter, copyright, and back matter setup
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1 round of minor revisions if needed
🏷️ Pricing: $0.60 per 1,000 words, with a $75 minimum. If your manuscript exceeds that amount, the $75 will serve as your deposit,
and the remaining balance will be invoiced before final files are delivered.
📅 Turnaround time: 5–7 business days
📚 Best for: Fiction (fantasy, romance, paranormal, dark fiction, etc.)
File needed: your final .docx manuscript and your desired trim size (for print)
Book Blurb Writing
Struggling to write the perfect blurb for your novel? We've got you.
We specialize in writing powerful, marketable book blurbs for indie authors—crafted to hook your readers, hit the emotional beats of your genre, and stay optimized for Amazon’s algorithm.
This isn’t just a summary. This is sales copy that sells your story.
✅ What You Get:
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A custom blurb that hooks your ideal reader within the first sentence
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Polished formatting optimized for Amazon and BookBub
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Help refining your subtitle and genre keyword targeting
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1 round of revisions to make sure it hits the right tone
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Written by a published fantasy/romance author & developmental editor who knows what readers want
Whether you write romantasy, gothic horror, paranormal romance, or dark fairytales—I'll help you stand out in a crowded market.
🏷️ Pricing: $150
📬 Turnaround time: 5 business days
📚 Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Dark Fiction, Horror
Book Trailer Creation
Bring your book to life with a cinematic trailer!
This is a full-service, high-impact trailer designed for indie authors who want a polished, professional visual that works across platforms: Amazon,
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. We don’t do cookie-cutter templates.
We create mood-driven, genre-appropriate trailers that reflect your story’s tone and themes.
🎥 What’s Included:
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A 30–90 second cinematic book trailer
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Custom-cut stock video or imagery that fits your book’s tone
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Music selection matched to your genre (licensed)
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Animated text overlays for your tagline, hooks, and title
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Basic motion graphics & transitions
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Final delivery in 1080p MP4 format
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1 round of revisions
🏷️ Pricing: $300 per 30 seconds of edited video
📅 Turnaround: 7–10 business days after materials are received
📚 Best for: fantasy, romance, dark fiction, paranormal, horror, thrillers
🖋 You provide: your book blurb, synopsis, tagline or teaser lines, genre, mood reference, anything relevant to make your trailer great!
Amazon Sales Page Audit
Is your book's Amazon page doing your story justice?
This audit is designed to help indie authors optimize their product page for visibility, conversion, and ad-readiness. We’ll break down what’s working—and what’s losing readers—so you can turn more page views into sales.
You’ll receive expert feedback from both Killian Wolf and C.J. Piperata, the critique duo behind Grim House Publishing. Together, we’ll give you a detailed, actionable report that helps you stand out in a crowded marketplace.
What’s Included:
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A full review of your book’s Amazon listing (ebook and/or paperback):
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Title & subtitle
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Book description formatting and hook strength
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Author bio, series info (if applicable)
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Pricing and competitive positioning
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Aesthetic feedback on cover and preview
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SEO keyword suggestions to improve discoverability
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Guidance on categories and subcategories
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Tips to strengthen your first impression and blurb for better conversion
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A 2–3 page PDF report with clear action steps
🏷️ Pricing: $100
📅 Turnaround time: 3–5 business days
📚 Best for: indie authors preparing to launch, relaunch, or run Amazon ads