Author Services
Professional Directory
A directory of independent book-production professionals who can help you edit, design, format, market, and produce your book.
A resource for author choice, not a required provider list
The Professional Directory helps authors find independent publishing professionals when they want additional support. You may choose whether or not to use a directory professional, and you are always free to work with qualified professionals you already know.
Making Sense Press Professional Directory
Directory Listings
Lisa Tarves
Book Development & Publishing Consultant
Making Sense Press
Consultative guidance on manuscript structure, reader experience, publishing readiness, and the practical decisions involved in bringing a book to publication.
Kainat Fiaz
Book Trailers and Video
Personally recommended by Lisa Tarves. Kainat creates book trailers and advertising videos for authors.
View Portfolio & Contact on FiverrTorcul
Interior Formatting & Ebook Conversion · Cover Design
Torcul offers KDP paperback interior formatting, ebook conversion, and custom or premade typographic cover design for independent authors.
Now forming
Our Directory Is Growing
Our Professional Directory is growing. Making Sense Press is currently accepting enrollments for Founding Professional positions. Listings will be added here as professionals complete enrollment.
Founding Professional positions are limited to the first 10 professionals who complete enrollment and payment. Check back as new listings are added.
Apply to Join the DirectoryDirectory categories
What You'll Find Here
The Making Sense Press Professional Directory covers the full range of book-production disciplines. As professionals enroll, listings will appear in each of the following categories.
Book Cover Designers
Editors & Proofreaders
Ghostwriters & Book Collaborators
Book Marketing & Publicity Professionals
Interior Book Formatters
Illustrators
Audiobook Professionals
Other Experienced Book-Production Professionals
Listing format
What Each Listing Includes
Every professional listing in the Making Sense Press Professional Directory follows a consistent, easy-to-read format so you can quickly find the right person for your project.
Listings for Founding Professionals will also display the official Founding Professional designation badge.
Professional photo or business logo
Professional or business name
Placement in up to two directory categories.
Professional description (up to 100 words)
Up to 5 services offered
Website link
Contact email or contact link
Founding Professional designation when applicable
A note for authors
Independent Professionals
All listed professionals are independent businesses and service providers — they are not employees, contractors, or agents of Making Sense Press.
Authors contract with and pay listed professionals directly. Making Sense Press does not become a party to those agreements, does not supervise the work performed, and does not guarantee the services or outcomes of any client relationship.
Inclusion in the directory may indicate that a professional has met Making Sense Press's listing criteria, but it does not constitute a warranty or endorsement of their services or results.
Are you an experienced book-production professional? Apply to join the directory.
Apply to Join the Directory