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Every AuthorsPack department works to one house specification. Each rule below exists in the production pipeline itself, and each one says exactly who enforces it.
- ✓Typographic copyeditsChicago Manual of StyleCode
- No silent rewritesAnchor verificationCode
- Your voice decidesAuthor approvalAuthor
- Professional text settingHyphenation & widow controlCode
- Print geometryKDP · IngramSpark trimsCode
- Pre-flight QAMeasured before reviewedCode
- Ebook packagingEPUB 3Code
- Store metadataRetailer limitsModel
Who is responsible for each rule
Enforced by code
Deterministic rules that run the same way on every manuscript. They cannot be skipped, talked around, or applied inconsistently between chapters.
Model, within rules
Language work such as metadata and judgement-level review. The model writes inside hard limits set by code — field lengths, measured results, your voice profile.
Decided by you
Anything that changes your words. Suggestions carry a reason; nothing reaches the manuscript until you accept it.
Eight rules, no exceptions
Every rule below is enforced in the production pipeline itself — not promised in marketing. Each one says who enforces it.
Typographic copyedits
Ellipses, em dashes, curly quotes and elision apostrophes are corrected mechanically, and each change cites the Chicago section it follows.
No silent rewrites
Every suggested edit must match the exact source text it replaces. An edit that does not anchor is rejected before you ever see it.
Your voice decides
Edits arrive as paragraph-level suggestions with a stated reason. Nothing reaches the manuscript until you accept it.
Professional text setting
Words under six letters are never hyphenated, no more than two hyphenated lines may stack, and widow control is on for every print interior.
Print geometry
Six trade trims from 5×8 to 8.5×11 with gutter and margins set per trim. IngramSpark files receive 0.125" bleed automatically.
Pre-flight QA
Widows, orphans, image resolution, bleed, gutter width, TOC anchors and quote consistency are measured by code first; the review model only judges what code cannot.
Ebook packaging
EPUB 3 package with a navigation document, ordered spine, uncompressed mimetype and modified-date metadata, ready for store upload.
Store metadata
Descriptions, subtitles and keywords are written to each retailer's field limits, with keywords ranked by real Amazon autocomplete position.
Which department applies which rule
Departments lead with the rules most relevant to their work. All of them inherit the full specification.
| Standard | Editing Studio | Ghostwriting Room | Formatting Press | QA Office | Publishing Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Manual of StyleTypographic copyedits | |||||
| Anchor verificationNo silent rewrites | |||||
| Author approvalYour voice decides | |||||
| Hyphenation & widow controlProfessional text setting | |||||
| KDP · IngramSpark trimsPrint geometry | |||||
| Measured before reviewedPre-flight QA | |||||
| EPUB 3Ebook packaging | |||||
| Retailer limitsStore metadata |
primary rule for that department inherited from the house specification
Six gates between your draft and the press
A book cannot reach export without passing each gate in order. If a gate fails, you see exactly why.
Intake
DOCX, TXT or Markdown parsed into chapters, scenes and a voice profile.
Edit
Mechanical Chicago fixes, then anchored suggestions you approve.
Typeset
Trim, gutter, hyphenation and widow rules applied to the interior.
Measure
Code checks widows, orphans, DPI, bleed, gutter and TOC anchors.
Review
A model reviews only the judgement calls code cannot make.
Release
Print PDF, EPUB 3 and DOCX, plus store-ready metadata.
What this specification does not promise
An honest specification says where it stops. These are outside what any production process can guarantee.
Sales or rankings
Good metadata improves discoverability. No one can honestly promise a rank or a sale, and we don't.
Literary judgement
Whether a scene works is your call. The editor proposes; it never decides on your behalf.
Retailer acceptance
Files are built to each platform's published specification, but the final decision on any upload belongs to the retailer.
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