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"Ellen is a gift you want to give yourself. Her professional knowledge, team, production values, and personal caring greatly helped enable my first novel, Call of the Forbidden Way, not only to be published with great success, but to win three national book awards. If you’ve gone through all the effort to write a book, don’t stop when you’re ready to present it to the world — invest in making your work the best it can be through using Ellen to do it right!"

Robert Owings

"I must first thank Ellen Reid, the person most responsible for
turning my manuscript into a novel. Ellen assembled a great team, kept me focused and on target. If you find any enjoyment as you read this work then she is the one that deserves the credit. My heartfelt thanks for helping me to put it into your hands. She has been my mentor and my sensei and I am her humble grasshopper."

Children of the Anunnaki by Mark Barnette

"Ellen Reid helped me mold my story into a beautiful book by placing me with excellent professionals to design the cover and interior, write the cover material, and print the final product. She gently led me through all the steps for registration, advising me so that we produced a book we can both be proud of. I’m just beginning the marketing process and find that buyers are deeply impressed with the quality of this book."

Susan Edwards McKee, Days Like Floating Water

"Exactly one year ago this week my husband decided I needed to write a book. We had no idea how to even start the process. My husband attended a seminar on writing books and felt it was too confusing and stressful We had dinner with a dear friend a few days later. Doc mentioned this to our friend and he had the perfect answer. He said he had written a number of books and would only use Ellen Reid Bookshepherding. I contacted her office and Ellen called me for a consultation. I told her I not only had no idea where to start but could barely use a computer. Ellen asked a bunch of questions and then explained diffeerent ways I could go about it. We decidied on one way and I proceeded. Over the next year, Ellen helped me almost daily, anytime I needed her she was a phone call or email away. Her team was wonderful.. I know in the background things get crazy (as in any business) but Ellen never let me know anything was anything but perfect. Ellen was very encouraging ALL the time. I practice a particular type of Acupuncture and with this book Ellen hwill help me help thousands of people in the years to come. Ellen also helped me to grow and to reach levels I never dreamed of in many different areas of life - Ellen - thanks a million!!!! "

With love and gratitude, Debra Gaffney, A.P.

"Independently published books sometimes have the look and feel of 'second-cousins' to traditionally published books.One sure-fire way to avoid this syndrome is by working with Ellen Reid. As the Book Shepherd, she puts you and your book through a rigorous process. But what emerges is a book that rivals books published by the Majors. She sets a new standard of excellence."

Mara Purl, National Award-Winning Author

“Ellen, thanks for applying your artistic talent and publishing expertise to my project. The impact you have made is substantial.”

Jim Hirshfield, author of Fortune & Freedom

"When I completed writing a manuscript detailing my relationship with an elderly Holocaust survivor, I realized that attempting to publish in the usual method would take far too long and might never come to fruition. Ellen Reid showed me how to successfully produce my own work into an edition in which I could take great pride. Her expertise and support through the entire process of learning the publishing business was unwavering and priceless to me.

"Ms. Reid's advice and enthusiasm made pleasurable what could have been an exhausting projecct. Ellen's contacts are reputable and efficient, her publishing savvy remarkable and her instinct superb. I had the opportunity to choose from a wide range of possibilities when selecting materials and deciding upon the style of my book. Ms. Reid worked with me on every aspect of publishing and provided information I could never have obtained on my own. Throughout our relationship she maintained a level of quality in service, while adhering to my budget. Ellen tackled each challenge with immediate solutions and represented my best interests from start to finish.

"The subject of my manuscript wept when I placed in her hands a professional and beautifully bound book. This would not have been possible without Ellen's invaluable guidance. I would encourage any writer interested in self publishing to enlist Ellen Reid's Book Shepherding skills.

"Put quite simply this woman gets the job done and does it gracefully."

Colette Waddell, author of Through The Eyes of a Survivor

"Ellen's expertise in the publishing industry is legendary! Her phenomenal team is responsible for some of the most professional and well designed books in the United States today. Ellen will help you hone your message into a product you can be proud of. Highly recommended for any author that is interested in becoming a small publisher."

--Jeff Keen, President & Publisher, JPX Media

"Ellen Reid is the Penny Marshall of the book industry--the individual who produces the best books, the most attractive books, the most powerful books, the most influential and award-winning books. Whatever you need to make your book a reality, from consulting on your project to the creation of your own publishing company, Ellen makes it happen...easily, powerfully, and affordably."

--Michael Levin, www.BusinessGhost.com, www.CelebrityGhost.com

"Thank you for all your help in getting my book out there to the world. Your advice has always been sound, you have always been kind and attentive, and the project would definitely not have been as good as it is without you. I’d still be pushing the manuscript around, in fact.

"So what did Ellen do for me? I am a dietitian and yoga teacher with a program teaching people about healthy weight. Ellen was the one who told me that the stories of people taking my workshop were not hokey, but were indeed central to my book. She fixed me up with different editors and designers to get the book rolling in the direction I’d hoped. She ‘got’ me from day one, I have to say. We connected right off. She wanted to work with me and my book, and I wanted to be guided through the process the first time. I’d interviewed a number of shepherds, and Ellen is the one I connected with, and the one who seemed most quickly to understand what I was trying to do.

"When things inevitably went wrong, Ellen was there to correct them. There was some difficulty with my content editors, and Ellen released them, which saved me cash and time.

"As I worked with Ellen, I thought of it as hiring on a senior publishing professional to be part of my team. Ellen is a creative, non-linear thinker– so giving her that space, and thinking of her as a team member kept my expectations realistic – unpublished authors can be a pretty dependent crew, I imagine – and emotional!

"Overall, Ellen was essential to this book getting on the shelf. I really could not have done it well without her. Ellen is a lovely person and unquestionably knows her stuff. When she on your project, she fun to work with, creative, and gets things done.

"Oh, a word about the money. Was it worth it to hire her? Definitely, yes. Authors need to make sure that they have funds available to produce the book, pay for Ellen’s counsel, and do the post-production follow-up, which is not small change for most writers. But, if someone is already a successful professional, it’s a no-brainer. I think the value of the title she and her creative copyrighter came up with just may be worth the whole service.

"I have a much more professional and cohesive book than I would have if it hadn’t been for Ellen.

"I’d hire her again in a snap."

-- Annie B. Kay MS RD RYT
Every Bite is Divine

“For the 16th edition of The Self-Publishing Manual, I turned to Ellen Reid for help. She put together a team of editors, designers, typesetters and proofreaders and produced the book in record time. Ellen can take your good book and turn it into a great book—one your readers will admire and one you will be proud of.

I plan to work with Ellen again and again.”

--Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual.

Ellen is really wonderful. I am a businessperson and probably work 14-16 hr days, 7 days a week. When I hire or contract someone for a job, it is hard to find people that can be reached at any time or have the kind of work ethic that Ellen has. I was in contact with Ellen through many holidays,
weekends and at all types of times of the night. She really helped create a Rolls Royce product for my company, it was my first book and it looks as if I have been in the publishing business for many
years.She will save you time and money when all is said and done because she holds your hand through the whole process. The only thing is that she doesn't guarantee a bestseller, that is your part but as far as creating the right product, she's the best.

-Ata Gonzalez, G Publishing

If the pages of my book were sheet music, then Ellen Reid is the conductor of the orchestra that makes beautiful music out of the words in my book. Ellen's knowledge has guided me through the learning process of how to self publish my book. She has been professional, patient and concerned through every step of the way. She has made sure that my book has become the best it can be, both inside with my words and outside with the cover design and all aspects regarding the producing of a grand looking book. I am very happy with Ellen's work. She is the consummate mentor.

Respectfully,

Marc J. Stockwell-Moniz, www.georgewashingtonsunsungheroes.com

"A very special thank you goes to my book consultant, Ellen Reid, without whom this book simply would not have happened. Your gift at being able to discern who I am and what I wanted to bring forth with this manuscript are without equal. It took me awhile to find you this time, Ellen. Next time, I'll begin with a conversation with you and save myself the aggravation!"

Daniel Holden, author of 'Lost Between Lives', "Finding your light when the world goes dark".. Spring 2004.