Our Services
Hawthorn & Aster prides itself on providing quality services at affordable prices.
We are passionate about indie authors and their stories. Our sole purpose is to see our customers succeed.
Marketing Services
Blasts
Choose between a mini or weeklong advertising campaign, shared by our dedicated team of social media hosts.
Hawthorn Package
Includes a book tour, ARC, a weeklong blast and two mini blasts.
Tours
Let our social media hosts and readers promote and review your book for an entire week!
Aster Package
Includes a book tour, ARC, and two mini blasts.
ARCs
We will promote and organize your ARC team. All you have to do is sit back and relax and wait for your reviews.
Poppy Package
Includes ARC, a weeklong blast and a mini blast.
Beta Reading
Sensitivity reading
Blurb & Tagline Writing
Editing
Proofreading
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Beta readers keep a close eye on the intangibles that can take your story from good to great. They’ll watch for pacing, characterization, believability and so much more and give you a thorough report on what worked and what didn’t.
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Sensitivity reading is another kind of beta reading that focuses exclusively on ensuring your manuscript is bereft of harmful stereotypes and problematic bias.
Not only will a sensitivity reader point out how these issues can translate to a wider audience, but they will also educate you as to how and why such language/theming is problematic in the first place.
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Blurbs and Taglines is a specialized service tailored to indie and self-published authors looking to make their books stand out. This service crafts compelling, market-ready blurbs that capture the essence of your story and hook potential readers, along with a memorable tagline to elevate your book's branding. Perfect for authors seeking professional, engaging marketing copy, this service helps ensure your book gets the attention it deserves in a competitive market.
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Developmental editing is a comprehensive editing process that focuses on the overall structure, content, and organization of a manuscript. It addresses big-picture elements such as plot, pacing, character development, theme, and tone in fiction, or argument flow, clarity, and organization in nonfiction. Developmental editing provides in-depth feedback to help authors shape their work into a cohesive, compelling, and well-structured narrative or argument.
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Line editing is a detailed editing process focused on improving the flow, style, and impact of writing at the sentence and paragraph level. It involves refining word choice, sentence structure, tone, and pacing to enhance readability and ensure the content resonates with the target audience. Line editing helps bring clarity and artistry to the text, making it more engaging and effective.
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Copy editing is the process of reviewing and refining written content to improve its clarity, consistency, grammar, punctuation, and overall readability. It ensures the text aligns with style guidelines, maintains a consistent tone, and is free of errors. Copy editing is essential for creating polished content that engages readers, enhances credibility, and performs well in professional or digital platforms.
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Proofreading is the final step in the editing process, focused on catching and correcting errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting. It ensures the text is polished and ready for publication. As part of her proofreading services, Carissa will also select three impactful quotes from the text for marketing purposes, adding extra value to the process.
Book Formatting
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Simple
Choose between twenty-six of our beautiful formats. This budget friendly option gives you a stunning book interior that’s sure to dazzle your readers.
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Custom
Let us create the interior of your dreams. We’ll work with you to create a book that is as gorgeous on the inside as the words you wrote. With multiple packages, we’re sure to have what you’re looking for!
Custom Bookmarks & Stickers
It’s time to take your next book launch, author event, or giveaway to the next level with customized bookmarks and stickers!
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We specialize in creating high-quality, eye-catching designs that resonate with your target audience. Whether you're looking for designs that match your book's aesthetic or need something completely unique, we bring your vision to life.
Boost your author branding with bespoke bookmarks and stickers that readers will treasure!
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Azalea Package – $45.00
Ideal for authors looking for elegant and functional bookmarks for their readers.Dahlia Package – $45.00
Perfect for adding a touch of personality to your branding with versatile stickers.Petunia Package – $60.00
An excellent combo for authors who want the best of both worlds: stickers and bookmarks!Rose Package – $120.00
Great for authors preparing for book tours or special promotions with high-quality, multipurpose designs.Orchid Package – $200.00
The ultimate package for authors who want a fully customized, polished swag collection.
Web Presence Services
Social Media Graphic Sets
Your brand is your everything as an author, but making one? And making it aesthetic? It’s a tall order. That’s why we’ve curated these packages for you to choose from. We’ll create custom social media templates for you to use on your Bookstagram, Facebook, and wherever else you’d like. Best part? They’re Canva templates!
Website Design
How long have you been staring at that ugly pre-made template and wishing for a better website? Sure, you’ve tried to make it pretty, you’ve played with backgrounds and colors on all of the webhosts, and still, you’re not satisfied.
That’s where we come in! Let us design a website that is not only beautiful, but functional.
Website Maintenance
Been pulling your hair out for a while, staring at the same errors on your websites? Or maybe you just don’t have the time to update your books or store? That’s where we come in.
Schedule a maintenance session with us, or set up a maintenance schedule! We’re happy to take on all of the tedious website stuff so you don’t have to!
Social Media Management
By this point, we all know how important social media is for indie authors. It’s just another hat for you to wear. What if we told you that we’d handle it for you? That’s right! We’d come up with a content schedule with you, curate your posts, and help your schedule them, too! This way you can spend more time focusing on what really matters: writing.
Newsletter Services
Newsletters are a fantastic way to connect with your readership, but boy, are they hard to keep up with. With Hawthorn & Aster’s newsletter service, you won’t have to! All you have to do is send your ideas to us and we’ll design a template, write, schedule, and send your newsletters to your eagerly awaiting readers! Biweekly and monthly packages available!
