Helping Others Heal Publishing

HELPING OTHERS HEAL PUBLISHING

You Have a Message That Matters.

We help pastors and Christian leaders turn a God-given message into a professionally published book. You write it. We handle everything else.

BOOK A FREE 20-MINUTE CALL

No pitch. Bring your manuscript or your idea, and I'll tell you what it needs.

Most pastors don't stop writing. They stop at the part nobody taught them.

You have the manuscript. Or half of it. Or twelve sermons and a growing conviction that they belong together.

Then comes the other side of it — trim size, bleed, front matter, ISBNs, metadata, cover files that won't upload — and it stops feeling like ministry and starts feeling like a second job you never signed up for.

So the file sits. Sometimes for years.

That's the part we handle.

Tony Portell

WHY US

I'm a pastor. I learned this the expensive way.

My first book cost me over $3,000 and six months of frustration before I understood how any of it worked. I paid people to do things I could have done in an afternoon, once somebody finally showed me how.

I've spent more than forty years in ministry — lead pastor, crisis chaplain with FEMA, the Red Cross, and the Indianapolis Fire Department. I've written and published my own books. One of them reached #1 Bestseller on Amazon.

I do this for other pastors now so they don't lose the months I lost.

— Tony Portell

PASTOR | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER

Three ways to publish. One set price each.

No royalties taken. No percentage. No surprise invoices.

TIER 1

THE BOOK

$497

For the author with a finished manuscript who wants it done right.

  • ✓ Professional cover design
  • ✓ Interior formatting for print and ebook
  • ✓ Published to Kindle and paperback
  • ✓ Your own ISBN under HOH imprint
  • ✓ Published in your account, your name
  • ✓ Most projects live in under two weeks
RECOMMENDED

TIER 2

THE LAUNCH

$997

Everything in The Book, plus the pieces that get it used.

  • ✓ One-page book summary
  • ✓ Church-ready discussion guide
  • ✓ Press release
  • ✓ Five-email launch sequence
  • ✓ Back-cover copy and author bio

TIER 3

THE CAMPAIGN

$2997

Everything above, plus a launch that's actually managed.

  • ✓ Category and keyword strategy
  • ✓ Launch team recruitment and scripting
  • ✓ Review plan for the first 72 hours
  • ✓ Pre-order and pricing sequence
  • ✓ Launch week managed start to finish

Not sure which one fits? That's what the call is for.

BOOK A FREE 20-MINUTE CALL

You keep the rights, the royalties, and the account. Always.

1

Your copyright

The book is yours. We never take a percentage of it.

2

Your royalties

Amazon pays you directly. The money never passes through us.

3

Your account

Your book publishes in your own publishing account, not ours. You always control it completely.

Four steps. No mystery.

Here's exactly what happens after you book your call.

Step 1 — The call

Twenty minutes. You tell me what you have and where you're stuck. I tell you what it needs and what it costs. If it isn't a fit, I'll say so.

Step 2 — The handoff

You send a completed manuscript. We agree on the scope in writing before any money changes hands.

Step 3 — The build

Cover concepts inside the first week, with two rounds of revisions. Interior formatting happens while you're reviewing.

Step 4 — The launch

We upload, proof the printed copy, and go live. You get the links and the files.

Questions

The honest answers to what pastors ask most.

Do I need an agent or a publisher to say yes first?
No. This is independent publishing. The only gatekeeper is you.
How long does it take?
Most Book-tier projects go live in under two weeks from a clean manuscript. The Campaign tier runs six to eight weeks, because launch timing is most of what makes a launch work.
Do you edit my book?
Not in the base price. We format what you send. Editing is an add-on, and I'll tell you straight on the call whether yours needs it.
Whose name goes on the book as publisher?
Helping Others Heal Publishing, on an ISBN we own and assign to your title. A free Amazon ISBN can't carry an imprint name and can't be used anywhere outside Amazon. Ours can.
Can I sell copies at my church or at conferences?
Yes. Author copies print at cost. We'll walk through how to order them before launch.
Will my book be in Christian bookstores?
Honest answer: no. This route reaches Amazon and online retail, not retail shelves. If physical shelf placement is your goal, tell me on the call and I'll point you somewhere else.
Is this only for pastors?
It's built for pastors and ministry leaders, because that's who I am and who I understand. Anyone with a message that serves the church is welcome.

ONLY FIVE NEW CLIENTS PER MONTH

Your story can help others heal.

Twenty minutes. Bring what you have, finished or not.

BOOK A FREE 20-MINUTE CALL

HELPING OTHERS HEAL PUBLISHING

Stories that bring healing. Truth that changes lives.

Indianapolis, Indiana · tony@tonyportell.com