Zapphire Ink PublicationsOnly 8 spots per cohort
Pen2Paper
A small-group mentorship for writers who are ready to successfully self-publish their book.
$197
one-time
6
months
8
authors max
What this is
From manuscript to published — with someone who's done it 40+ times.
Pen2Paper is a six-month small-group mentorship inside Zapphire Ink Publications. You'll learn exactly how to write, finish, produce, position, and launch your self-published book — guided by an Amazon bestselling author who has built a full publishing catalog across multiple series and pen names. Eight authors per cohort. No filler. No fluff.
The journey
Six months. One published book.
Months 1–2
Manuscript — write and finish your book
Clarify your story, lock your structure, and build the writing habit that gets you to a finished draft. Voice, pacing, tension, and the craft elements that make readers stay up past midnight.
Month 3
Production — cover, formatting, and KDP setup
Cover brief, interior formatting, ISBNs, and getting your book set up correctly on KDP from day one. The technical side, demystified.
Month 4
Positioning — metadata, categories, and your blurb
Keywords, categories, pricing strategy, and a blurb that actually sells. Most self-published books fail here — yours won’t.
Month 5
Launch — ARC readers, street team, launch week
Build your reader team before you publish. How to get reviews, generate momentum, and execute a launch week that moves your book up the charts.
Month 6
Post-launch — ads, backlist, and what’s next
What to do after launch day. Ads basics, leveraging your backlist, and how to think about building a sustainable author career — not just one book.
What's included
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
6 monthly group calls
60-minute live sessions covering that month’s curriculum with all eight cohort members.
Monthly hot seat
One author per call gets a deep-dive review of their work. Everyone learns every session.
Private cohort community
Eight writers, one group. Accountability, feedback, and support between calls.
2 manuscript feedback rounds
Direct feedback on your first three chapters and your full blurb from Zapphire herself.
KDP launch page audit
A full review of your cover, metadata, categories, and pricing before you hit publish.
Self-publishing resource vault
Zapphire’s blurb formulas, KDP metadata process, cover brief template, and launch checklist — built from 40+ books.
30-day post-launch plan
A clear action plan for the month after your book goes live so momentum doesn’t die on day two.
Who it's for
This is for you if…
✓You have a book you want to finish and actually publish — not just talk about
✓You’ve tried to self-publish and the technical side stopped you cold
✓You’ve published before but your books aren’t getting the traction they deserve
✓You want real feedback on your writing from someone who writes in the market
✓You’re serious about building an author career, not just finishing one book
Your mentor
Guidance from someone who's done it.
ZZ
Zapphire Zucca
Amazon Bestselling Author · Founder, Zapphire Ink Publications
With 40+ published books across multiple series and pen names — including dark mafia romance, small-town IR, sports romance, and dark medical romance — Zapphire built a full self-publishing catalog and a loyal reader base from scratch. She's not teaching theory. She's teaching exactly what she does, and has done, across every book in her backlist.
Enrollment
Eight spots. One cohort. Six months.
$197one time · no subscriptions
One investment covers six full months of mentorship, live calls, direct feedback, and everything in the resource vault.
✓6 monthly group calls (60 min each)
✓Monthly hot seat rotation
✓Private cohort community
✓2 manuscript feedback rounds (ch. 1–3 + blurb)
✓KDP launch page audit
✓Self-publishing resource vault
✓30-day post-launch action plan
Only 8 spots available per cohort. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.