We all have a book in us but the big publishing companies are interested only in commercial money-spinners. We have time in our schedules to do about two books a year to help out good writers who haven't written a commercial book but need help to produce something worthwhile within our chosen genre.

Have you written your life-story, traced your family’s roots or researched some fascinating local history? Do you want to distribute an attractive printed version around your friends and relations or perhaps sell it on a small scale to those who are interested? Are you happy to do your own marketing but daunted by the exorbitant cost of “vanity publishing”?

We will transform your typescript and illustrations with tender, loving care into a polished paperback book you will cherish, bringing to the task all Anne's experience as a professional writer, editor and page designer.

If you do not want us to publish your book but you would like to have your manuscript edited to make it more attractive to other prospective publishers, Anne is happy to do this - though of course she cannot guarantee that it will magically become a best-seller! Many manuscripts produced by amateurs are inconsistent in style, punctuation and layout, which is an instant turn-off to any publisher's reader. The faults may conceal a perfect literary gem, but the chances of it being discovered are minimal. Let us help you to make the most of your typescript - at the same time storing it for you on disk in a commonly-used word-processing programme.

We charge according to the amount of work involved, starting at around £300 labour (for transforming a typed manuscript) plus printing and binding costs according to the number of copies. Ring for a chat about your requirements! Telephone +44 (0) 1606 75660 (during the day or evening UK time only, please).

However, your book must be something that we will enjoy producing and which is within our chosen field. We have many approaches from people who have written novels, science fiction, children's titles, poetry and the like - but we're sorry that we just can't do them.

If you think your book fits the criteria and would like us to send you a guide price for producing it, why don't you download our enquiry sheet (Adobe Acrobat format), fill it in and post it back to us. If nothing else, it will help you to think about some of the major issues around getting a book published.