For self-published and indie authors
You write the books. We’ll handle the rest.
Editing, design, websites, printing, Amazon and marketing, looked after by a small team that cares about books, wherever in the world you write.
“Lochlytic took every part of publishing that isn’t writing off my desk.”Colleen Ferguson, author of the Distant Lands trilogy
What we help with
The parts that aren’t writing
You might have a finished book, or nearly one. Pick the help you need, from a single job to the whole journey.
Get the book ready
From finished manuscript to a book that looks the part.
- Editing helpA second pair of eyes on the manuscript, from a light proofread to a fuller edit.
- Beta readersHonest reader feedback before you publish, so you know how the book lands.
- Cover design and artworkThe right artist for your book, briefed well, and a cover that sells it.
- Ebook formattingClean, good-looking files for Kindle and every other ebook store.
- Print-ready formattingInterior layout and a print-ready cover, to the printer’s exact specifications.
Get it out there
A home of your own, and books in readers’ hands.
- Proof copiesTest prints you can hold, to check cover, paper and layout before anyone else does.
- Author websiteDesigned around your books, with a shop, newsletter, news and events, on your own domain.
- Printing and shippingPrint on demand or a print run, posted to readers, with signed copies handled your way.
- Marketplace setupAmazon KDP and the other stores, set up properly: formats, pricing, categories, keywords.
Get it noticed
Finding the readers who’ll love it.
- Amazon bestseller strategyCategories, keywords and launch timing, worked out for your book and its readers.
- Social media helpA plan you can keep up with, and help with the posts, so it doesn’t eat your writing time.
- Marketing helpLaunches, newsletters and ads, planned around your readers and your budget.
How it works
Four steps, no surprises
You’ll know what’s happening, what it costs and when, before anything starts.
Tell us about your book
Fill in the form below. It takes a couple of minutes.
We talk
A short call about your books, your readers and what you’d like. Then a plan and a quote, in plain English.
We build it, or handle it
Websites and shops are built and shown to you before they go live. Everything else, we simply get on with.
Ongoing support
You write, post news and sign books. We look after the rest, and you can add services whenever you like.
Packages and pricing
Start with a package, or pick and mix
These are starting points authors tend to recognise themselves in. Every plan is still shaped around you, and you get a clear quote before any work starts.
Revamp
Your book is out, but it isn’t getting the attention it deserves.
New life for your website and your Amazon pages, then a proper push for the bestseller badge.
- Author website
- Marketplace setup
- Amazon bestseller strategy
- Marketing help
Release
Your first book is finished, or nearly, and you want it done properly.
Everything from manuscript to launch day: editing, beta readers, cover, formatting, website, marketplaces and marketing.
- Editing help
- Beta readers
- Cover design and artwork
- Ebook formatting
- Print-ready formatting
- Proof copies
- Author website
- Marketplace setup
- Marketing help
Just the website
You have the rest in hand and want a home of your own online.
A site designed around your books, with a shop, newsletter, news and events, on your own domain, looked after for you.
- Author website
Bestseller push
The book is out and the pages are fine. You want a plan to climb the charts.
Categories, keywords, pricing and launch timing, planned and run with you.
- Amazon bestseller strategy
- Marketing help
- One service or severalStart small and add more later, or hand over the whole journey.
- Month to monthOngoing services have no long contract. A website has a one-off setup fee.
- Billed in your currencyCanadian dollars, pounds sterling or US dollars.
Authors we work with
Colleen Ferguson
- The Distant Lands trilogy (science fantasy)
- The Tic Tac Tales (for children)
- United Kingdom
What we did: everything except writing the books.
- Proofreading
- Ebook formatting and release
- Print-ready formatting
- Proof copies and print runs
- Amazon set-up
- Website, shop and newsletter
- Domain and email
The Song of Dawn reached #6 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy for Young Adults, paperback, on Amazon.co.uk.January 2026
Visit Colleen Ferguson’s website“I write the books and Lochlytic does everything else. My website looks like my covers came to life, my domain and email just work, and when I have a question I get a straight answer in plain English. I wish I’d found them years ago.”
About Lochlytic
We love books. That’s the whole point.
The people who write the best books rarely want to spend their evenings on websites, file formats and sales dashboards. We do. Reading is what we do with our spare time, and helping good books find their readers is what we do with the rest of it.
You deal with a real person who understands both the writing side and the technical and commercial side: domains, shops, printers, Amazon’s categories and keywords. Straight answers, plain English, and nothing hidden in the small print.
- Made by people, start to finishWe don’t take on AI-written books, and we don’t use AI for writing, editing or cover art. Creative work stays with people.
- AI-smart on your behalfWe set things up to make it as hard as we can for your words and artwork to be scraped, copied or used to train AI, and we’ll tell you plainly what can and can’t be prevented.
- Your name on everythingYour domain, your Stripe account, your reader list. We just look after them.
Questions
What authors usually ask
Do I own my website, domain and reader list?
Yes. Your domain is registered in your name, your readers pay into your own Stripe account, and your newsletter list lives in your own account with the newsletter provider. We look after the technical settings while you’re with us.
What happens if I want to leave?
You keep your domain, your Stripe account and your newsletter list, and we export your posts, orders and subscribers for you. Plans are month to month, so there’s nothing to get out of.
How do payments from book sales reach me?
Readers pay you directly through your own Stripe account, which pays out to your bank. Lochlytic invoices you separately, once a month, for your plan and any printing and handling.
How long does it take?
It depends on what you need. We give you a timeline with your quote, and a website never goes live until you’ve seen it and approved it.
Do I need to be technical?
No. You write, post your news and sign your books. We handle the rest, and we explain things in plain English.
Do you work with authors outside Canada and the UK?
Yes, anywhere in the world. Printed copies currently ship to the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; readers elsewhere are pointed to your other retailers.
Can I pick just one service?
Yes. Take one service on its own or put several together. Every plan is built around what you need.
Can I still sell on Amazon?
Of course. Your website links to every store that sells your books, and we can set those stores up for you too.
Who handles returns?
You’re the seller, and we handle returns and replacements for you day to day.
Get started
Tell us about your book
A couple of minutes now, and a real reply within two working days.
What happens next: we read what you’ve sent, then get in touch to arrange a short call. After that you get a plan and a quote, and you decide.
“I’m not technical, and I’d been putting off a proper website for years. Lochlytic built one that feels like my books, moved my domain across, set up my email and newsletter, and explained every step without a word of jargon. Readers can find me, follow my news and buy my books, and I can get back to writing.”
Or email contact@lochlyticpublishing.com.