The Raven Word

Web Consulting for Authors and Writers

Welcome to The Raven Word!

We are here to empower authors like you to build a strong online presence, whether it’s by crafting a captivating website or starting your very own mailing list. With our expertise and guidance, you’ll unlock the potential to connect with readers, showcase your literary works, and make a lasting impact in the digital realm.

Services

Website Creation and Design

Whether you want a new coat of paint on an existing website or need something brand new to promote your first novel, we can help. From purchasing a domain, choosing web hosting, to the design and launch of your website, with options catered to your needs every step of the way.

Email Marketing

Collect emails from your website to build your email list, and learn how to launch your own marketing campaigns.

Amazon Self-Publishing

Never done it before and want to consult with someone who has? Or do you need someone to set it up for you? We can help you publish your book by formatting for print or Kindle, choosing the right categories and keywords, and ensure your book cover is the right size.

Special Request

In an age of rapidly changing technologies, we understand how overwhelming the digital world can be. Need help with something more specific or a tutorial on how to do something? Just ask!

Price

$50/hour

As the needs of every client will be different, we charge an hourly rate. There is a minimum time of 15 minutes for an update.

Portfolio

Kevin Doyle Fiction

Kevin R. Doyle is the author of five novels in the Sam Quinton mystery series and four crime thrillers, including And the Devil Walks Away and The Anchor, and one horror novel, The Litter, along with numerous short horror stories published in small magazines over the years.

Kevin Doyle Fiction

Jack Remick

Jack Remick is a novelist, poet, essayist. His work includes the recently released Man Alone: The Dark Book and 32 other novels including: Blood; Gabriela and The Widow; Citadel; Doubles in a Game of Chance; Satori, Poems; and the essays: What Do I Know.

Jack Remick

Robert J. Ray

Robert J. Ray is the author of The Weekend Novelist writing guide series and eight Matt Murdock mysteries, including Murdock Cracks Ice, as well as numerous short stories. He also recently published a Tennis Memoir entitled, Play Or Die: Senior Tennis.

Robert J. Ray Writes

Kathleen Toomey Jabs

A four-time fellow at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, she published “Black Wings,” a novel, with Fuze Publishing in 2011. Her short stories have won awards and appeared in literary and national publications, including Good Housekeeping; Hayden’s Ferry Review; Other Voices; The Baltimore Review; Collateral; and Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors; and other journals.

Kathleen Jabs

David E. Grogan

David E. Grogan served on active duty in the United States Navy for over 26 years as a Navy Judge Advocate. His experiences abroad and during the course of his career influence every aspect of his writing. His third novel, The Hidden Key, was released by Camel Press in April, 2020. His first two novels were Sapphire Pavilion and The Siegel Dispositions.

David E. Grogan

Hello!

I’m Živa

A freelance Web Consultant based in Washington State. I work with authors to establish, expand, and improve their online footprint.

Right now, this little enterprise consists of just me, despite what the royal We would have you believe.

I began tinkering with creating basic HTML websites in middle school, and had already created my own website by the time I interned at Coffeetown Press. I was only there to read and evaluate manuscripts, but they had a lot of senior authors with no web presence whatsoever and they asked me if I knew anyone who could build websites for them. Talk about fortuitous timing!

That was nearly ten years ago now, and I still have clients from that fateful interaction.

More About Me

Živa is a magician when it comes to websites. I’d been struggling to re-do my ancient and blahish and dated blog, and then I found Živa. She rebuilt the blog from the first line down. It’s now a complete picture of me as a writer, teacher, novelist, poet. Forever grateful to Živa for her expertise and her speed.

Jack Remick, Author

I've been using Živa's services for several years now. As a decidedly-low tech person, I need someone operating my web site who is both helpful and explains things at a basic level. Živa checks both of those boxes, plus she always provides a quick turnaround on any work that needs to be done. In several ways, she's made the last several years much easier for me.

Kevin R. Doyle, Author

Bright. Dedicated. Honest. Creative. That’s Ziva Gronostalski. We’ve been working together for a year and a half. When I have a problem, Ziva has a solution. If I get flummoxed by the Web, Ziva bails me out. She is remarkably patient with old people.

Robert J. Ray, Author

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Let’s Start a Project

Let’s talk about your website needs?

Send a Message

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s your availability like?

I reply to emails within 1-2 business days.I take the weekend off.

Do you only make websites for authors?

I have the most experience with author websites, but I can build a website for any business,or even a personal blog.

How much time for a brand new website?

Depending on whether or not the domain and web hosting needs to be purchased, and assuming the bare minimum of content and pages, 4-6 hours.

What if I don’t know what I need?

Talk to me about you want the website for, and I’ll help you figure out what it needs.

Nice pictures, are they yours?

Yup! All of the pictures you see around the website were taken by me. Please, do not repost my images anywhere.

Services

Domain and Web Hosting

Web Design

Email Marketing

Amazon Self-Publishing

Resources