A modern publishing studio
for independent authors
Trusted by thousands of authors. Over 20 years of experience.
Publishing should feel exciting, not overwhelming.
Most self-publishing authors struggle with the same issues:
Not knowing what to do next
Confusing platform rules and conflicting advice
Files being rejected or books looking unprofessional
Spending too much time researching instead of writing
Wasting money on services that don’t deliver what they promised
If you’re feeling lost, confused, or frustrated, don’t have the time or desire to do it all yourself, and want a professional result, we’ve got good news: We’ve mastered every part of the self-publishing process so you don’t have to.
From editing to formatting to cover design, SEO, and upload, we take the stress out of publishing.
Ready to take your manuscript from draft to done?
How We Help
Choose between hands-on publishing support or DIY tools.
Hands-on publishing support
Editing and proofreading
Book formatting for print and ebook
Professionally designed covers
SEO, metadata, and description optimization
Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and Draft2Digital setup
Best if you want expert support or want things done correctly the first time.
Practical tools you can use yourself
Publishing guides
On-demand courses
Book formatting templates
Checklists
Low-content publishing kits
Best if you want clarity and structure without full-service support.
Why Golden Starling?
In publishing, experience is irreplaceable. Having worked on thousands of books across fiction and nonfiction, from academic to personal to commercial projects, we’ve seen what platforms reject, what readers notice, and where authors lose time and money.
That experience shapes everything we do—from how we edit, to how we format, to the advice we give, to the products we create.
We’ve worked on thousands of books across genres.
We simplify the complex self-publishing process.
We create professional-quality books you’ll be proud to put your name on.
We offer honest, practical publishing support steeped in real experience.