Author Assistant

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Get a career cheerleader and help with book promotion while you get more time to write.

Get it done.

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- D. Hale Rambo, Author

Feeling those creeping deadlines?

You don’t have to do everything yourself.

Take back your time.

Delegate tasks to your very own human Author Assistant.

Make progress on your tasks while focusing your time elsewhere.

Let Mary Wyrd take on your to-do list.

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Custom Author Support

Choose Task Taker to work with me on a one-off set of tasks/project

or choose the Monthly Support Retainer for regular support.

Task Taker

What you get:

  • tasks completed to an agreed timetable

  • professional and timely support

  • a book cheerleader

  • more time to focus on what you love

How to get it:

  • choose from the Task List

  • a Task marked with * is not available with Task Taker

  • list your needs and budget when you get in touch

Monthly Support Retainer

What you get:

  • tasks completed to an agreed timetable 

  • professional and timely support

  • support every month

  • an author career cheerleader

  • more time to focus on what you love

How to get it:

  • choose from the Task list each month

  • list your needs and budget when you get in touch

Task List

  • One large ad or six small ads written with keywords and phrases to target your ideal reader and increase sales. $168.

  • Save time and reach more people with alternative text written for your social media images and website images. Ten for $84.

  • Organized distribution of your book ARC (Advanced Review Copy aka Advanced Reader Copy) to eager readers with built-in gentle reminders about book reviews. Starts at $252.

  • Share relevant information about yourself, your books, and your brand with words that will help fans get to know you. One short bio and one longer one for $168.

  • Build your brand and increase your visibility on the internet with a consistent blog. Post about your upcoming event or announce your next book. $168 for up to 600 words.

  • Share your expertise and increase your visibility with a longer blog post that can keep your visitors on your website and include more keywords. 601 to 1000 words for $336.

  • A detailed blog or article that provides information and insights with plenty of well-placed keywords to improve organic visits to your site. 1001 to 2500 words for $504.

  • End-to-end management of a Bluesky account with regular interaction with other users. Up to forty posts and ten fresh graphics per month. The account will use your email address. $840 per month.

  • Go extra! Book Endpapers that compliment your cover and reference your story. This can be used with self-publishing offerings like BookVault Bespoke Special Editions. $168 each.

  • Book promotion done for you. A pack of social media graphics (6), book promotion posts (12) and 100 post ideas to promote your book(s) online. $336.

  • Make the most out of your mailing list with email campaigns that promote your business, raise brand awareness, and improve sales. $168 for three emails.

  • Grab those wandering eyeballs with professionally designed images that reflect your brand identity, provide information, and are super shareable. Eight for $168.

  • Eight templates that cover different types of posts. Professionally designed graphic templates you can update and reuse. Eight for $168.

  • Save time and get graphics that use your existing templates. (Will need access to your Canva account.)

    Eight for $88.

  • Grow your community and keep the conversation going with a consistent presence to manage the comments, spark discussion and maintain the good vibes. From $252 per month.

  • Make your subscribers feel welcome with a short sequence of messages that tell them what to expect and how they can get any signup freebie.

    Three emails for $168.

  • Find more readers and grow your followers on Pinterest with Pins that grab the eyeballs of your audience and copy that flows well with keywords. Twelve for $168.

  • Organized quotes from your book for book promotion. Give readers a sneak peek at your characters, worldbuilding, and other themed moments. $168 per book.

  • Deep-dive research into subjects you choose. Need ideal keywords for your subgenre? Want an overview of a historical period? A new editor? You’ve got it. Four subjects for $168.

  • Transform existing content into something fresh and new for another platform e.g. a blog post turned into social media posts. Starts at $84.

  • Stop worrying and wondering about what to post. Get 25 ideas ideal for your audience and genre that keep your social media fresh and fascinating. $42.

  • Connect with your readers and promote your brand with words that bring people to your books and get people talking. Twenty-four posts (copy only) for $168.

  • Informative website copy about your books that’s enriched with keywords and character. 1000 words for $336.

  • Improve your website with a custom banner and other graphics that promote your work. Four for $168.

If you don’t see a Task you need, ask e about it when you get in touch.

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“Thank you. It was a lot of help taking some of this stuff off my plate.”

- Wild Hunt Books

There’s something about Mary

Bookish

Collects and reads books for inspiration, education, research, and enjoyment.

Organized

Controls your chaos with proven time management and organization techniques.

Weird

Recognizes your good weird (wonderful uniqueness) and makes it work for you.

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More about Mary

  • Virtual Assistant since 2014

  • BA Hons Graphic Design degree

  • Writer - copywriter, creative writer, ghostwriter

  • No Gen-AI

  • LGBTQI+ Ally and anti-racist

  • Free book recommendations

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“Mary is fast, professional, and committed to helping artists and community organizations put their best foot forward. She's also committed to supporting human creativity and fully understood my desire to avoid platforming AI-generated work, even identifying potential AI work for me so I could make informed decisions about what to include in my promotions.”

- Dianna Gunn, Founder of Weeknight Writers

Other ways Mary Wyrd can help

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Creative VA/PA

Let’s get that to-do list done!

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Premade book covers

One-stop-shop book marketing!