Hello there. My novel was published by Bouncing Ball and is set to debut in the next two weeks. It is my first book, a murder mystery--THE QUARTERBACK'S DEMONS. Bouncing Ball is a small, but growing publisher, and DEMONS is the first adult mystery in the catalogue.
I am writing to let other authors know that Bouncing Ball has been upfront and honest about every part of this experience and has done everything that was promised and more. They have held my hand and walked me through each part of the process, including the first time an editor got his hands on my manuscript (yuck). It has been a pleasure from start to now, and I look forward to seeing my book on the shelves of major book stores. Bouncing Ball has scheduled book signings and a booth in the November 2007 Book Fair in Miami. (The book looks terrific, by the way!)
Please don't assume that because it is a fledgling operation, it can or will not take care of authors that have been signed. As for the "not accepting any new work"--there are, I believe, seven authors' books (different genres) debuting at the same time as mine. Would you rather have a publisher accept your manuscript and let you wait until it was ready to publish it, keeping you in limbo, or to have the opportunity to shop it around and perhaps submit it at a later date when they are accepting work? As for "LuLu"--I am sure it is not a subsidy of Bouncing Ball Books.
By the way, the two books sampled in a previous message here, were written in the style the author wished. If you go to Bouncing Ball's website, you can take a look at their other authors' work. The quality is excellent!
I am not a sock puppet, and I did not even mention to my publisher that I had seen this thread or that it exists. I know how discouraging shopping a first manuscript can be for a new author, and I wanted to let people know that Bouncing Ball is a viable and caring publisher.
I have a website -
www.miamidemons.com. Please visit.