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Cantrell Tales Publishing Services

Your story deserves structure, strategy, and completion.

Cantrell Tales Publishing seal: a reader with locs and glasses holding an open book.

Writing & publishing packages

Final publishing results, book sales, rankings, or platform acceptance are not guaranteed.

Publishing

Creative Writing Consultation

A focused session for clarifying story direction, content goals, publishing questions, or creative next steps.

Starting at $150
Publishing

Short-Form Writing Package

Author bios, book descriptions, speeches, song concepts, devotionals, launch copy, and polished short-form assets.

Starting at $250
Publishing

Book / Memoir Planning Package

Structure, outline, chapter flow, positioning, audience, and completion strategy for a larger work.

Starting at $750
Publishing

Ghostwriting Projects

Long-form writing support for books, memoirs, speeches, devotionals, and legacy works.

Custom quote
Publishing

Publishing Setup Support

KDP setup guidance, publishing preparation, metadata, descriptions, categories, and launch support.

Starting at $500

From a verse to a screenplay

Writing & Screen

Original writing across poetry, lyrics, fiction, and screen. Begin with the story you want to tell; we will discuss the shape it needs.

Introductory starting rates in USD. Final fees are quoted after project-scope approval.

01

Custom Poetry

An original poem shaped around the occasion, intention, and voice you want to convey.

Starting at $125 USD

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02

Songwriting / Original Lyrics

Original lyrics developed around your theme, story, or creative direction. Composition and recording needs are discussed separately.

Starting at $300 USD

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03

Original Short Story

An original short story developed from an agreed premise, intended audience, and scope.

Starting at $650 USD

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04

Film Concept & Pitch Development

Development of a film idea and its pitch direction, with the materials and scope agreed before work begins.

Starting at $450 USD

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05

Short Film Screenplay

Screenwriting for a short film, beginning with a conversation about the story, intended length, and production context.

Starting at $1,250 USD

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06

Feature Screenplay / TV Pilot

Development and writing for a feature screenplay or television pilot, scoped to the project.

07

Book-to-Screen Adaptation

Adaptation development for a book or manuscript, subject to confirmation of adaptation rights and an agreed scope.

A conversation comes first.

Every project begins with an inquiry. Project scope, deliverables, revision rounds, timeline, final fees, and ownership or usage rights are agreed in writing before a commission is accepted. An inquiry is not a booking or a payment commitment.