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Smith For Christ · Publishing & Studio

Two crafts. One steady pair of hands.

Book publishing for authors, and websites for authors, ministries, and small businesses — patient, personal, custom-built, and priced fairly for the actual work. The first conversation is always free.

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i · For Authors

Where books find their shape.

A boutique imprint guiding poets, pastors, and first-time authors from manuscript to finished book — editorial, interior, cover, ebook, ISBN, print, and launch, carried by one partner the whole way. You keep every right and every royalty.

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ii · Web Design

Where brands find their home.

Modern, fast, genuinely secure websites for authors, ministries, and small businesses — designed around who you are, built by hand rather than dropped on a template, and simple enough for you to keep current yourself.

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No royalty splits. No templates. No surprises. Nothing goes live without your yes.
For Authors · Smith For Christ Publishing

Everything a book needs, between idea and shelf.

No two authors arrive at the same place. Some come with a polished manuscript and a title they've lived with for years; others come with a stack of pages, a few strong instincts, and a prayer that the book will find its shape. Both are welcome here. Engage us for the whole journey or for a single stage.

Editorial support

Developmental guidance, structural editing, line and copy editing, and proofreading — matched to where your manuscript actually is.

Interior design & formatting

A clean, readable interior — front matter, body, and back matter — typeset to professional standards.

Cover design

A complete cover designed as one piece: front, spine, and back — plus a matching ebook cover. Original art when you need it.

Ebook & print production

A reflowable ebook checked for Kindle and other readers, and print-ready paperback and hardcover files built to exact specification.

ISBN & metadata

Honest guidance on owning your ISBNs versus the free route, plus the title metadata that helps readers find the book.

Launch support

Practical help getting the book live and into readers' hands — proof copies, early readers, and a sensible plan for the weeks after release.

Engagement levels

Three paths to a finished book.

Each level builds on the one before it. We'll talk through which fits your manuscript in our first conversation — and if you're between two, we'll find the right middle ground. Every engagement ends with a printed proof in your hands before the book goes on sale.

i

Ready

Manuscript in good hands — yours

You have a polished manuscript, a title you trust, and a rough idea of what the cover should say. You need someone to bring it across the finish line.

  • Manuscript formatting & front/back matter
  • Cover wrap layout & spine prep
  • Ebook and paperback files
  • KDP setup, metadata, keywords
  • ISBN registration
  • Launch-day support
ii

Refining

The pages around the pages

Your manuscript is solid, but the bio, the back-cover blurb, the cover design, and the sequence of the book are still in motion. You want a partner who'll help you land each one well.

  • Everything in Ready
  • Author bio & back-cover copy
  • Custom cover design, multiple concepts
  • Full wrap with spine and back
  • Manuscript sequencing review
  • Launch email & social starter
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Guided

A partner for the whole walk

You have the material and the calling, but the book is still finding its shape. You want thoughtful hands on every part of it — organization, introduction, cover, bio, launch — and the time to do it right.

  • Everything in Refining
  • Manuscript organization consultation
  • Introduction or foreword collaboration
  • Interior image creation
  • Hardcover & wider distribution setup
  • Post-launch support
Free guides · No sign-up

Start with the guides.

Short, plain-language guides on how publishing actually works — and how Smith For Christ Publishing walks it with you. Free to read. Start wherever your questions are.

Your Book Matters

What it truly takes to bring a book into the world — and how we carry that work, so the message you were given is not lost to the logistics.

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Why Smith For Christ Publishing

Going it alone, a vanity press, or a true partner who keeps your book yours — an honest look at all three roads, side by side.

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Our Services

Everything a book needs between idea and shelf — the seven crafts we carry, and what one partner for the whole journey means.

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Author FAQ

Straight answers to the questions authors ask most — rights, ISBNs, formats, copyright, DRM, royalties, and the practical realities of publishing.

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Getting Started Guide

The full journey from the first idea to a finished book — the eleven stages, the questions we ask, and what to expect at each step.

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Authors we've walked beside

Every author, a different journey.

These are people, not projects — a grandmother, a poet, a Bible teacher, a family kitchen, a pastor. Each came to the imprint at a different place and left with a finished book that is fully their own.

CeeCee's Secret Farm, Book One: The Farm Says Hello — by CeeCee Smith — front cover
CeeCee's Secret Farm  ·  CeeCee Smith
Grandmother · Children's picture book · Her first

CeeCee Smith

CeeCee's Secret Farm — Book One: The Farm Says Hello

On CeeCee's farm every animal has something to say — but only CeeCee and her best friend Tena can hear them. Three cozy read-aloud stories for ages 3–7, with sounds to make together and a gentle goodnight on the last page. CeeCee is the grandma name of Cindy Smith, Ed's wife, and this is her very first book — written for, and dedicated to, her grandchildren. Book Two is on the way.

Illustrated interiorCover & wrapPaperback + KindleKDP setup & launch
Paperback on Amazon →Kindle →
Poetic Nola by Ensley T. Joseph IV — front cover
Poetic Nola  ·  Ensley T. Joseph IV
Poet · New Orleans

Ensley T. Joseph IV

Poetic Nola — My Thoughts, My Way

Thirty poems in three movements about love, heartbreak, trauma, and the redemption running underneath all of it — in a voice schooled by second lines and Sunday prayers. Ensley brought the poems and a clear sense of the city in them; we brought the shape, the cover, and the road to print in hardback and Kindle.

Cover designInterior & sequencingHardback + KindleAuthor website
Hardback on Amazon →Kindle →
Transformation Over Affirmation by Leslie Gregory — front cover
Transformation Over Affirmation  ·  Leslie Gregory
Bible teacher · Discipleship

Leslie Gregory

Transformation Over Affirmation — How Grace, Truth, and Time Rewire the Heart

Identity rooted in transformation rather than self-affirmation — a clear-eyed look at biblical identity and renewal in a culture that confuses the two. Leslie arrived with a finished teaching and a heart for the reader; we carried the manuscript into a book, a cover that could sit on any church table, and a speaking-ready author site.

Editorial & interiorCover designPrint + KindleAuthor website
On Amazon →
Lovin' From My Oven, 90 Year Edition — front cover
Lovin' From My Oven  ·  Charlotte Ann Vaughan Brown
Family cookbook · A keepsake

Charlotte Ann Vaughan Brown with Susie Smith Offenbacker

Lovin' From My Oven — 90 Year Edition

Ninety of Charlotte's most cherished recipes, each with a memory attached, brought into print with Susie Smith Offenbacker for the family and everyone who ever sat at that table. Handwritten cards became a full-color keepsake with a cover wrap built around Charlotte herself.

Recipe layout & interiorFull-color cover wrapPrint production
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Crept In Unnoticed by Floyd McConnell — front cover
Crept In Unnoticed  ·  Floyd McConnell
Pastor · Theology

Floyd McConnell

Crept In Unnoticed — Universalism in the Church

A pastoral examination of universalism and how its assumptions have quietly entered modern church teaching — a clear, careful warning written for the pew and the pulpit. Floyd brought decades in the pulpit; we brought the interior, the callouts, the cover, and the full KDP wrap.

Interior & calloutsCover & full wrapKDP setup
On Amazon →

Additional titles in production · Ed's own Living in the Light Series is published through the same imprint.

Web Design · Smith For Christ Studio

Websites built with real care.

The same patient craft behind the imprint, brought to the web — sites designed around who you are, custom-built by hand, hardened against the common ways small sites get hacked, and made to last.

i

Authors & books

A home online for your book or your body of work — somewhere readers can meet you, sample the writing, and buy. Designed to carry the book's tone, not fight it.

ii

Ministries & churches

A clear, welcoming site a visitor can trust in seconds — service times, sermons, giving, events, and a way to belong — and simple enough for you to keep current.

iii

Small businesses

A professional, fast website that earns trust and turns visitors into customers — built the modern way, secured properly, and yours to keep.

Three ways to begin

Custom-built, never templated. Fully your own.

Every site is designed around you, never dropped onto a stock template. Each level builds on the one before it — we'll find the right fit in our first conversation, and every build ends with a short walkthrough that leaves the simple updates in your hands.

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Foundation

A focused one-page site

One beautifully designed page in a single scroll — everything a visitor needs to understand you and reach you. Ideal for a single book, an author introduction, or a small business that needs a polished home online without delay.

  • Custom single-page design in your brand
  • Mobile-first, fast-loading build
  • Contact form or booking link
  • Domain connected, HTTPS secured
  • Security hardening built in
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Professional

The full working home

A multi-page site built around how you actually work — services, about, catalogue or sermons, and contact. Room to grow, simple to keep current, and designed to turn visitors into conversations.

  • Everything in Foundation
  • Multiple custom-designed pages
  • Gallery, catalogue, or sermon layout
  • On-page SEO for search visibility
  • A walkthrough so you can update it yourself
iii

Complete

Design, words, and launch — carried

For the author, ministry, or business that wants the whole site carried for them. We help shape the message, write the pages, design every screen, and walk the launch — beginning to end.

  • Everything in Professional
  • Copywriting and page-by-page content help
  • Blog, news, or events section
  • Newsletter, sign-up, or simple store
  • Ongoing care after launch

A website is not finished at launch — it is kept. Hosting, security updates, off-site backups, and a steady hand for small edits are available as an ongoing care plan after any build.

How we work · Books and websites alike

The walk we take together.

i

A first conversation

We talk. I listen for your book's shape or your site's purpose, your voice, and what you actually need. No fee for this — an hour, a phone call, or a cup of coffee.

ii

A clear written scope

I come back with a written proposal — which path fits, any additions, a realistic timeline, and a fixed quote. Nothing begins without your sign-off.

iii

Drafts in your hands

You see real pages or real design quickly. Rounds of revision are built in. Nothing goes live without your yes.

iv

Something you can hold

A printed proof delivered before your book goes on sale; a live site and a short walkthrough that leaves the updates in your hands — no developer required.

Begin

Let's talk about your book — or your website.

The first conversation is free, and so is the quote. An honest read on where you are, what it will take to finish well, and a written scope you can say yes or no to. No pressure, no obligation.

Free quote · My book Free quote · My website
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