Help & frequently asked questions

You do. Full copyright transfers to you on completion and the writer is never credited unless you choose to credit them.

Yes. Every package is delivered in stages and you can request revisions at each one.

Completely. You are the sole author and Marlowe never lists your project anywhere without written permission.

That is the point of the interviews. Voice is what clients notice most, so it is where your ghostwriter spends the most effort.

No. A beta reader reports how the book reads; an editor changes the text. Most authors beta read first, then edit.

No. Developmental editing tells you what to change and why. The rewriting stays yours, so the book stays yours.

Copy editing repairs sentences; proofreading catches the errors that survive into the final version. Most books need both, in that order.

Yes. Mention it in your instructions and your proofreader will annotate the PDF instead of editing a Word file.

After. Editing changes the text, and every change after formatting risks reflowing pages.

Yes. You receive full rights to the final artwork, and any stock imagery is properly licensed for commercial use.

No. We specialise in Amazon KDP, for Kindle and paperback, and would rather do one platform properly.

You do. The book is published in your own KDP account and Marlowe never touches your royalties.

No. Ad spend is paid directly to Amazon from your own account, so you always control the budget.