From a French Manuscript to an English-Language Edition
The Dévastation Project — Anita Valantin
When Anita Valantin was exploring the possibility of bringing her French-language novel to English-speaking readers, Author Growth Pro saw an opportunity to support more than a single translation task.
What followed was a coordinated book-development project covering French-to-English translation, editing, proofreading, manuscript formatting, English-edition cover design, and a promotional book trailer.
Over approximately three months, the work moved from an initial client opportunity to a completed English manuscript and its supporting creative materials.
Completed project · English edition awaiting publication
The page count includes the manuscript’s front matter, prologue, complete novel text, epilogue, and translation details. The English edition has not yet been published.
How the Project Began
An author’s interest in translation became a wider book-development opportunity.
The project began when Author Growth Pro discovered Anita Valantin online while she was interested in translating her French-language novel into English.
Rather than treating the opportunity as an isolated translation task, the conversation developed around the wider needs of preparing the book for English-speaking readers.
The collaboration ultimately covered the English translation and manuscript preparation, alongside the creative work needed for the English edition: cover design and a promotional book trailer.
The result was a broader project bringing several related services together under one coordinated engagement.
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Stage 01 — The Opportunity
Discovering an author who was exploring an English-language edition of her French novel.
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Stage 02 — The Project
Bringing translation, editorial work, formatting, cover development, and trailer creation together in one coordinated engagement.
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Stage 03 — The Deliverables
Completing the English manuscript and supporting creative materials, with the English edition awaiting publication.
Preparing More Than a Translation
An English edition requires more than changing words from one language to another. The manuscript also needs editorial attention and a clear document structure, while the book’s visual presentation must be developed as a separate but connected part of the project.
For Dévastation, the scope brought these requirements together: translating the original French manuscript, editing and proofreading the English text, formatting the manuscript, and developing supporting creative materials for the English edition.
The project required coordination across several deliverables over approximately three months.
Language
Translating the complete French manuscript into English.
Manuscript Preparation
Completing editing, proofreading, formatting, and layout.
Creative Presentation
Developing the English-edition cover and promotional book trailer.
A Coordinated Book-Development Project
The individual services were estimated separately, then combined into one complete project with a total fee of €8,000.
Service 01 — French-to-English Translation
Bringing the Manuscript into English
Author Growth Pro personally translated Anita Valantin’s French-language manuscript into English. The translation project covered a 55,995-word novel and resulted in a complete English-language manuscript ready for the author’s next publishing steps.
Service 02 — Editing and Proofreading
Refining the English Manuscript
Editing and proofreading formed part of the wider manuscript-preparation work. These services helped prepare the translated English text as a complete manuscript rather than treating translation as the only deliverable.
Service 03 — Formatting and Layout
Preparing the Manuscript Document
The English manuscript was formatted and laid out as a complete document containing the front matter, prologue, novel text, epilogue, and translation details at the end. The 213-page figure is the total document length.
Service 04 — English-Edition Cover Design
Developing the English Book’s Visual Identity
The project also included cover-design work for the English edition. The creative development involved an initial English cover concept and a revision following the author’s request to feature more people on the cover, helping communicate the story’s group of survivors more clearly.
The wider project also included creation of a promotional book trailer to support the presentation of the English edition.
The promotional book trailer created for the English edition.
English-Edition Cover Development
The genuine cover visuals in development order, from the original French cover to the final approved English artwork.
1 · Original French cover2 · First English cover concept3 · Revised final English cover4 · Final full-wrap cover — front, spine and back5 · Authentic 3D book mockup
From French Original to English Edition
Dévastation began as a French-language novel by Anita Valantin. Author Growth Pro translated the manuscript into English and completed the associated editing, proofreading, and formatting/layout work. This comparison presents the original-language document alongside the completed English manuscript.
Before — Original French Manuscript
Original French manuscript — title pageOriginal French manuscript — prologue opening
French Original → English Translation
After — Completed English Manuscript
Completed English manuscript — title pageCompleted English manuscript — table of contents
The two documents represent different stages of the same book-development project: the original French manuscript and the completed English-language manuscript. The English version contains 55,995 words across 213 pages, including front matter, the prologue, the complete novel text, the epilogue, and translation details at the end.
The project also included editing, proofreading, formatting/layout, English-edition cover design, and promotional book-trailer creation.
A Complete English Manuscript
The completed English manuscript contains 55,995 words across 213 pages. The document includes the front matter, prologue, complete novel text, epilogue, and translation details at the end.
The translation, editing, proofreading, and formatting/layout work has been completed. The English edition is awaiting publication.
Book
Dévastation
Author
Anita Valantin
Source language
French
Target language
English
Word count
55,995
Total document length
213 pages
Manuscript preparation
Completed
Publication
Awaiting publication
The Client’s Experience
Excellent Translation and Book Development Service
“Working with Author Growth Pro on my novel Devastation was a valuable experience. helped me bring my story to English-speaking readers through translation and support with editing, proofreading, formatting, book cover design, and a promotional book trailer.
I appreciated having these services coordinated throughout the project, with attention given to presenting my story to a wider audience while preserving its central message.
Thank you, Author Growth Pro, for your work and dedication to helping me prepare my book for English-speaking readers. I appreciate the support provided throughout this project.”
Anita Valantin · Client feedback on the wider book-development collaboration.
One Coordinated Project. Multiple Services.
The individual services were estimated separately, then brought together into one complete book-development project. The final combined project fee was €8,000.
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French-to-English translation
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Editing
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Proofreading
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Formatting and layout
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English-edition cover design and promotional book trailer
Total project fee: €8,000
The €8,000 represents the combined fee for the complete project and the services listed above. The services are components of this total, not separate additional charges on top of it.
From Translation Opportunity to Completed English Edition
Over approximately three months, Author Growth Pro completed the translation and manuscript-preparation work and coordinated the supporting creative deliverables for Anita Valantin’s English edition.
The project resulted in a completed 55,995-word English manuscript, formatted across a 213-page document, alongside the English-edition cover work and promotional book trailer.
The English edition is currently awaiting publication. Its eventual readership, sales performance, and market reception have not yet been established.
Complete English manuscript delivered.
Editing, proofreading, and formatting/layout completed.
English-edition cover-design work completed.
Promotional book trailer created.
Total project fee: €8,000.
Project duration: approximately three months.
Publication status: awaiting publication.
Explore the Cover-Design Work Separately
Dévastation — English-Edition Cover Design
Explore the dedicated cover-design case study, including the development of the English cover concept, the requested revision, and the final visual deliverables.
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