Integrity. Storytelling. Patience.

Cyrus Literary Productions strives to produce quality and precise designs, edits, and written content that honours the soul and integrity of your ideas and stories. Whatever medium you create with, there is always room for improvement. Love lies in the unfinished, and there is nothing more crucial to showing said affection than the enhancement of storytelling.

Learn more

  • "A writer's life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity."

    Toni Morrison

$60 USD per service.

Designs crafted with Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, and Canva. Both fiction and non-fiction covers accepted.

Service includes front, spine, and back designs for a physical cover, a ebook cover, and an audiobook copy. There are a maximum of five “Pre-Designs” for better customer satisfaction, and one “Final” Design Package.

Any genre applicable. Playbills and posters accepted. Authors maintain full ownership of covers after transaction.

Want to help out a family from Gaza AND get the book cover of your dreams? 100% of purchases of book cover designs go to Safaa Yousef and her Family. Service will begin once you’ve provided proof of donation to Safa’a’s campaign: Here is her Gofundme.

$12 USD per 1,000 word = $0.012 USD per word (Additional Fee: 4% Transfer Rate).

Check for availability in the FAQ.

Editorial Services include a full package of developmental, line/copy, and structural editing. View Services for more information.

Only accepting fictious manuscripts of fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi or their subgenres. Authors maintain full ownership of manuscripts and editorial adjustments.

Transactions are made through PayPal.

Project Based Pricing (Additional Fee: 4% Transfer Rate).

Ghost Writing Services include a full package of fictious or non-fiction/academic content. Cost, style, length, and timeline negotiable between client and writer.

Accepting inquiries for speeches, short stories, novels, memoirs, and journalistic articles. Clients maintain full ownership of content.

Transactions are made through PayPal.

Qualifications:

In lieu of editing certification, I have extensive experience in:

Journalism, Ghostwriting & Structural Editing, and Graphic Design

  • Five years experience of excellence in creative writing, storytelling, and book editing: developmental and structural (2019 - Present).

  • Five year’s experience in volunteer campaign advertisement and non-profit civil work (2019 - Present).

  • Year’s Experience as Editor In Chief and Journalist for Canada’s Largest Yearbook Publication (2022).

  • Three years experience in political journalism, broadcast scriptwriting, and speech ghostwriting with the Okotoks Indigenous Action Committee (IAC), and additional non-profit initiatives (2021 - 2025).

  • Five years experience in freelance graphic design for the IAC (2021 - 2025).

  • Excellence in academic and journalistic profiling and essay writing (2022 - Present).

  • Award winning short story novelist (2023).

  • Freelance developmental and copy editing (2024 - Present).

  • Studying historian and cultural anthropologist at the University of Lethbridge (2024 - Present).

  • Published flash-fiction author (2025).

  • Published short story author (2025).

  • Published non-fiction essay author (2025).

  • Present storytelling Journalist and Writer for The Meliorist Publishing Society (2025).

Portfolio.

How Is Cyrus Edits Different?

There are hundreds of indie editing companies and freelance editors available nowadays. How is my brand different? Why choose Cyrus Literary Productions over other freelancing? The answer lies in three values: Integrity, Storytelling, and Patience.

Integrity

  • My developmental, line/copy, and structural editing is always subtle — the writing still feels like yours.

  • Your writing style is a priority and is always non-negotiable in edits.

  • I have a university background in history, anthropology, and Indigenous studies. I’m an aro-ace spectrum, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, poly, disabled storyteller. Henceforth, I fact-check to adhere to cultural sensitivity, never for ethnocentric, heteronormative, or allonormative standards of literalism.

  • My prices are below industry standard. I edit because I love to uplift stories, never for an income.

    • Cyrus Edits: $0.012 USD per word

    • Industry Standard: $0.020 USD to $0.080 USD per word.

Storytelling

  • My mantra is STORY-TELL, NOT STORY-SELL! I edit to improve storytelling, never to mold a profitable product. We are creatives first!

  • I encourage unconventional, non-linear, dark, weird, unpopular, niche, and unique storytelling that is true to you.

Patience

  • You’re scared to share your work but know it’s the next step? Take your time, I’ll be here for you whenever you decide.

    • I once didn’t receive a manuscript for a full year from one client. We stayed in connection and contact through it all, working to boost their self-confidence in their writing.

  • There’s no race for booking. I understand you have a life. You’re human beings, not human doings.

  • I have a 0% tolerance towards giving harsh critiques. Being kind while being constructive is the easiest thing in the world. I can get my point across without belittling people (bare minimum wow).

  • I never leave you unsure. You don’t understand an edit? I’m there to not only thoroughly explain my reasoning, but additionally to PROVIDE resources for you to improve!

    • IDK = Not in our vocabulary.

Client Testimonials of 2025

  • M.K Rylynn, Author of Time Bomb's Dream (JULY 2025)

    “Cyrus Literary Productions is unlike any I’ve ever worked with. Every part of the process was smooth and never once did I feel anxious, I always felt like my work and I were in good hands. Right off the bat, Harley was so kind and cheerful, the more we worked the more that positive energy grew. I was always confident of my work but after meeting with Harley, my confidence skyrocketed and I always looked forward to every meeting, every edit, and every email that came from him. I would HIGHLY recommend his editing services to other indie authors because this is a kind of experience you won’t get anywhere else. 

    If you want a “hype man” and you want your book to be loved and respected as much as you love and respect it, Cyrus Literary Productions is the way to go. 

    I will definitely be back for my future projects. Thank you Harley! (Keep an eye out for a movie premiere invite…)”

  • Keirsten "Kris" Robertson, Author of Blind Birds Flying Frantically (COMING JANURARY 2026)

    “Working with Cyrus Literary Publishing Services has been an empowering experience. As an 2-spirt Indigenous indie author, they have provided the tools needed to pave the way for me to self-publish my first book. I also appreciate how they’ve instilled in me the confidence needed to do so. I’ve always struggled with the technical aspects of writing, and I truly appreciate the seamless editing and education they have provide in our time working together. What sets Cyrus apart is their ability to build strong professional and personal relationships, while also engaging with other meaningful content alongside me. I’m incredibly proud of their work and will continue to recommend their services!”

  • Eden Chesters, Author of The Wellday Murder (COMING SPRING 2026)

    “I have been extremely impressed with your feedback, and editing style. I am so glad that I discovered you and that you are my editor. Your work is really good and so adaptable with a variety of options and styles to fit the customer’s needs, making the editing experience a whole lot less stressful.”