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From their site:
"Talent comes from all backgrounds, and even though an author hasn't found the magic formula to allow him to get an agent or publisher, that author deserves recognition."
And by "magic formula" they must mean talent and hard work. Right?
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There's an error in the second sentence there.
It looks like a vanity or some such, not sure. Reading around, the books they've put out appear to be those of the 'staff,' who are tasked with editing and production though they seem to have no education or experience in those areas.
The whole veiled schtick about trade publishers not being interested in unknown authors would make me wary as well, personally. I dunno anything concrete, just my impressions from reading the site.
The founder's blog gives her reasons for starting up this press.
As for the founder's book, I checked it out on Amazon, but the start was slow-paced and didn't give me any reason to read further. I stopped at these lines, which came just after a long paragraph describing some unnamed characters :
"She was almost his height, not unattractive, but slightly overweight and wearing an uninteresting cream-colored blouse and brown skirt. He stopped the thought short, reminding himself of his own flabby stomach dressed in a plain T-shirt and blue jeans."
I wouldn't trust the person who wrote this to edit my work.
Amateur hour.
Filled me with confidence, that did.
I don't want my publisher to get my book into my hands. I want my publisher to get my book into the hands of a lot of readers. Holding my book in my hands is something I can do on my own - I don't need a publisher for that.
As for the founder's book, I checked it out on Amazon, but the start was slow-paced and didn't give me any reason to read further. I stopped at these lines, which came just after a long paragraph describing some unnamed characters :
"She was almost his height, not unattractive, but slightly overweight and wearing an uninteresting cream-colored blouse and brown skirt. He stopped the thought short, reminding himself of his own flabby stomach dressed in a plain T-shirt and blue jeans."
I wouldn't trust the person who wrote this to edit my work.
That's because a lot - a lot - of manuscripts are not of a quality that people would pay money to read.
Amateur hour.
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Well actually I find the excerpt you quoted kind of intriguing. She obviously needs to quit describing the clothes in that much detail though.
*Lisa Whitefern who always feels kind of bad, for the micro presses, even while agreeing writers must be cautious.*
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It's the wording, too - it implies to me that the flabby stomach was wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans.
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And, if she's "never held a permanent job for more than a year", why would anyone trust her to stick with this one? Unless you don't care if your book vanishes after a year?
It's not like other jobs, where the boss can just hire a replacement. When she goes (unless she's better organized that most start-ups), the company goes. With any books they've got under contract.
It's not like other jobs, where the boss can just hire a replacement. When she goes (unless she's better organized that most start-ups), the company goes. With any books they've got under contract.