+61 459 726 886
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
+61 459 726 886
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Let us help you make your dream of being a published author come true.
Full service beta reading, critiquing and editing
Typesetting
Page and book design
ISBN registration
Log line, blurb and synopsis
Submission package preparation
File preparation to publisher’s specifications and ebook creation
Copyright and library lodgement; book review
Whether you want a full service from concept to published book, or just help with specific project parts, we will tailor services to suit your needs and budget
Click here to read about authors Lorraine has mentored and the stories she has helped them bring to life…
There was a time when only a select few could hope to see their work printed and on sale, but no more.
Print on Demand (POD) technology has revolutionised the publishing world. Now everyone can be a published author. And your book can be distributed to readers in every country in the world, without you or them ever paying the high costs of international shipping.
Just upload your book files to a POD publisher (and there are lots of good ones to choose from) and let the publisher do the rest. When someone requests a copy of your book, no matter where in the world that request comes from, it will be printed by the closest printer to the customer and shipped to them. And If you have set a price higher than the publisher’s cost of printing, you will receive a royalty payment.
Getting your writing printed is easy. Ensuring your book presents professionally requires considerable skill and effort. Self-published works need to be as polished as the best sellers on display in bookstores. Rainbow Works specialises in making sure yours are.
Learn how to avoid the vanity publishing trap.
Understand the hybrid publishing.model and how and when to engage.
Benefit from our extensive industry knowledge of traditional publishing, submission to agents, POD publishing and global distribution.
Fill any gaps in your knowledge of the correct steps from concept to plan , from first draft to polished manuscript, from manuscript to published work and from published work to marketing.
At Rainbow Works, knowledge is free. We'll discuss your project with you and edit and critique the first 3000 words at no charge. We want you to be completely comfortable and confident before you sign on as a client.
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Atmospheric, humorous, and leads the reader up interesting by-ways… and this does not detract from the cohesion of the article. It is very well done.
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“When I completed a draft of my memoir …I entered my manuscript into two literary competitions, and sent it to a publisher. I was unsuccessful in my attempt to have my work published. Doubts began to emerge. Had I taken the wrong approach?
I met Lorraine Cobcroft, of Rainbow Works Pty Ltd, at a literary workshop. She offered to read my manuscript and provide me with critical feedback.
Her assessment of my draft was that my story was interesting but that with some modifications, it would have greater appeal and success in the marketplace. She suggested an entirely different approach which included: rearrangement of the early chapters; creating an element of mystery and suspense to keep readers on the journey of discovery; and putting greater emphasis on Chinese culture and tradition, history and immigration to Australia. She also helped to address overwriting, repetition and filtering, reducing the draft by at least 10,000 words. She also suggested a change to the title to arouse interest and curiosity amongst non-Chinese readers.
Others might think Lorraine’s approach is too critical, but I really appreciated her honesty and felt completely comfortable entrusting my story with her. She preserved my writing style and maintained my voice. I believe that she has shaped an end product which is significantly better than my original, and greater than my expectations.
Lorraine is like a lapidary. Instead of cutting and polishing precious stones, she cut and polished my manuscript. With her expert knowledge and skills, she deftly pulled my draft apart and reassembled it. The finished product is impressive and one that I am very proud of.
Lorraine keeps the writer’s best interests at heart. Her main objective is to provide the writer with food for thought and assist with rewriting and telling the story in the best way possible. I have no hesitation in recommending Lorraine for her professional services.”
After assembling a collection of short stories I had written based on legends of the Aboriginal Dreamtime, I contracted Lorraine Cobcroft to help me with editing and prepress work to prepare my book, The Land That Time Forgot, for publishing.
I am an artist, and also worked with an artist partner to assemble a collection of full page, full colour illustrations for the book. I have a passion for writing and the ability to craft great story plots and characters, and to write vivid and eloquent description.
English is my second language and I am still learning the finer points of grammar and sentence structure and to avoid overwriting, verbosity and other common mistakes of less accomplished writers.
Lorraine totally transformed my work. Preserving the essence of my stories and my unique voice, and staying true to the objective of producing stories written as the ancient storytellers would have told them, she cleaned up the sentence structure and correct grammatical, spelling and punctuation mistakes. Then she designed a superb layout for a coffee table book, including designing covers, to produce a ready-for-print file that I can deliver confidently to print-on-demand printers or to traditional publishers, knowing the finished product will be impressive, marketable and readable.
But Lorraine did so much more for me than just edit and prepare the book for print. The review comments inserted into documents she edited explained clearly and in detail why she suggested changes in sentence structure or wording, clarifying rules and explaining good writing practice. She found creative solutions to story problems. I not only gained a superbly presented end product that I can be proud to market, but I gained a wealth of education that is absolutely invaluable.’
Maarten Wijnberg.
Author of ‘The Land that Time Forgot’
Ready to elevate your project? Contact us today to discuss how we can help bring your ideas to life with our professional services.