Indie Publishing & Editorial Services

June 16, 2025

Indie Publishing &
Editorial Services

Our team includes a novelist, nonfiction author, freelance writer and editor as well as an experienced copy editor and eagle-eyed proofreader. They both have extensive experience helping indie authors polish their prose without stepping on authorial voice.

We currently offer a full suite of editorial services, including professional manuscript critiques, developmental and copy editing, and proofreading at reasonable rates. Budget options are also available.

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We also offer affordable cover design services and a growing collection of customizable pre-made ebook covers, as well as a range of graphic and multimedia design for marketing your books. Book formatting services are also available to our editing or cover clients.

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Testimonials

Excellent work! All the edits and suggestions that were made were great and really improved the flow of the writing and the overall quality of the work, and it was delivered ahead of schedule too. Outstanding experience!

Van Easton

I’ve worked with a ton of freelancers, and Jean was far and away the best experience I’ve had. Communication and quality of work were second to none. Cannot recommend enough!

Will Hatton

I’m a new writer and [Matt] did an awesome job. In the 500 word [sample] I sent him, it was such an eye opener and I have learnt a lot. I will not hesitate to use him for this and likely another gig. He not only delivered early he did over and above what he said he would originally do.

Dablarr

I had Jean critique my ~100K word manuscript and I’m very pleased with the result. I have a raft full of good comments that will help me make the next revision much stronger. There was a mix of good, bad, and ugly comments that helped me see the issues, but at the same time provided encouragement.

JD Mulcey

I was nervous sending a completely unedited, first rough draft to be critiqued, but felt I needed an outside opinion to get me off on the right foot. I was not disappointed!! Ms. Bauhaus had a quick turnaround time while delivering outstanding notes and suggestions. Thank you so much!

Hannah Gordan

Great job, with a difficult piece. Your suggestions were very helpful, and you caught things I never would have. Thanks very much, I’ll definitely send you my next chapter.

Rick Demi

Books & Publications

June 16, 2025

Books & Publications

Vampires and zombies, ghosts and demons, witches and the unknown all find a home at AGD Publishing.

We publish dark speculative fiction: horror, paranormal thrillers, psychological suspense, dark fantasy and scifi, often with a touch of romance.

Shop our books for old-fashioned scares and atmospheric chills.

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Through a Glass, Darkly is the fiction publication of author Jean Marie Bauhaus, where she posts serialized novels, novellas and short stories along with weekly updates on her life and work. 

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Self-publishing advice from veteran indie author, publisher and editor Jean Marie Bauhaus, covering book design and production, editing, cover design and book marketing for authors and small indie publishers on a tight budget.

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About AGD Publishing

June 16, 2025

About AGD Publishing

A Glass Darkly Publishing is the self-publishing imprint of indie author Jean Marie Bauhaus. Eventually, we hope to expand into publishing speculative fiction anthologies with the aid of Kickstarter backers. AGD also offers affordable self-publishing services for indie authors and publishers, including editorial services and book cover design.

Contact Jean for more info at jean [at] jeanmariebauhaus.com. Subscribe to her newsletter and fiction Substack, Through a Glass, Darkly, to be notified when we’re open for submissions.

Mission and Purpose

At AGD Publishing, we want to publish books — and to be instrumental in helping other indie authors and small presses publish their own books — that entertain while calling good good and evil evil and sin sin, unafraid to subvert worldly virtue by upholding God-ordained institutions and morality as right and proper and good. Our books need not be overtly “Christian,” written and watered down for Christian culture. They need not hammer home the gospel nor preach to the reader. They need not shy away from depicting sinful people doing and saying sinful things. As both publishers and publishing service providers, we want to work with stories that are as thoughtful and intelligent as they are engaging and well-told, that frighten and chill and move and make the reader laugh and cry and cheer while leaving them with a nugget of truth to chew on, even if only subconsciously. Bonus points for books that depict or take place within the Divine Council worldview brought to light by the late Dr. Michael Heiser.

TL;DR – We want books that are not necessarily overtly “Christian” or written for Christians but that uphold a Biblical worldview while being entertaining and engaging.

At AGD Publishing, we believe that writers can glorify God simply by using their God-given talents to emulate His creativity in “sub-creating” worlds in which good triumphs over evil, hope reigns, truth and beauty are upheld and guarded as precious, and Biblical morality is depicted as good and preferable.

Is that at odds with publishing horror? Not at all. The best horror stories are morality tales that depict the consequences of rejecting God and embracing sin. Horror is probably the best vehicle there is for depicting the reality of Satan, demons, spiritual warfare and the supernatural forces of darkness in a medium that causes the reader to suspend their skepticism. Horror is also unafraid to wrestle with the reality that truly awful things sometimes happen to decent people. And our favorite horror stories are not nihilistic, but hopeful, showing that darkness can be overcome and evil can be defeated — or as G.K. Chesterton said, that dragons can be beaten.