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đź‘‹ Welcome to Tellwell
Congratulations on embarking on the publishing journey, and thank you for choosing to work with Tellwell! Publishing a book is not always easy, but rest assured our passionate and experienced team of publishing professionals are here to help, providing educational resources and friendly support along the way.
A great place to start is our free PDF Tellwell Publishing Orientation Guide for authors. This doc covers everything we think an author needs to know about indie publishing, based on the success stories and lessons-learned from thousands of authors whom we have helped to publish their books successfully. Click here to read the guide now.
If you need help at any point, you can:
- Log in to Octavo at portal.tellwell.ca to access your tasks and see the status of your project
- Type your question into the search bar at the top of our help centre
- Email support@tellwell.ca
- Book a call with your Project Manager
As an assisted self-publishing company, Tellwell ensures you’re connected with the best tools available in the industry, while lending our professional expertise and offering the services you need to help you publish the best possible book. We’re a small company, and we genuinely care about our authors. We take pride in educating and empowering you to make the best decisions for your book.
Every book needs quality editing, design, marketing and distribution, and the services you have purchased will vary based on your goals, skills, connections, and budget. To review the services included in your publishing package, check out the Purchases tab on your Octavo project homepage.
At the end of the day, you retain 100% control and ownership of your book—nothing gets published without your say. This also means you are ultimately responsible for the content of the book, so we ask that you think critically and take your time when completing the various tasks required throughout the process.
Please see our Top 5 Tips for Success below, and then be sure to read the articles linked at the bottom of the page, which are some of the most useful help resources for authors starting the publishing process.
Top 5 tips for success
- You are your book’s biggest advocate: embrace the challenge, do your own research, and remember: we’re here to help every step of the way, but it is you who owns—and is therefore ultimately responsible for—the content of your book.
- Make sure your manuscript is as clean and polished as you can make it before you submit it—even before editing begins (if it's included in your package).
- Read help materials carefully. Each task in Octavo will have a help section with resources to help you as you move along the process. Plus, you can always come back to this help centre to find answers in real time, or reach out to us at support@tellwell.ca.
- Every book needs some form of editing and marketing to be a success! If purchasing professional support in these areas—from Tellwell or otherwise—is not within your budget, we strongly encourage you to seek out and make the most of the resources available to you.
- Wait until your book is distributed and you have a confirmed delivery date for your books before booking any event dates! There are few things worse than rushing through the publishing process and ordering hundreds of books, only to find out that you’ve missed correcting dozens of embarrassing typos.
Top 5 help articles
How long does it take to publish a book?
How should I prepare my Manuscript for publication?
What content can't I include in my manuscript?
The definitive guide to book distribution with Tellwell