What type of books do you publish?
We publish literary fiction although our list includes one memoir that has the dramatic suspense of a work of fiction.
Are you open to submissions?
We do not encourage submissions as none of us has the time to read a lot of manuscripts but we have received email queries from authors who have read our books and believe they have something that would be a good fit with what we are doing. Before we put a lot of time and effort into an author's manuscripts however, we want to know that the author will work with us to promote all our books, not just their own, as that is the whole point of the collective concept.
What is the toughest job of managing a small press? What is the most rewarding?
The toughest part is actually selling books. So many readers these days, even serious readers, will only "take a chance" on books that they have already heard a lot about. I always wonder about this, because what exactly does the reader have to lose by reading an unknown title by an unknown author? They might be disappointed? Then again, they might make an exciting discovery. It seems to me if you love to read, you might enjoy being the first to discover some hidden treasure.
The most rewarding part is bringing into the light, excellent books that might otherwise have been lost to the world.
How do you market your books to bookstores and libraries?
Personal contacts with bookstore managers and librarians is absolutely important. I have gotten orders for books from libraries I have visited personally, not when I have written or emailed, the same with local bookstores. We now work with a distributor of small press books: The Booklink, Inc. We have really enjoyed working with them. We don't keep as much of the sale proceeds but hopefully this arrangement will result in more sales and therefore greater exposure for all our authors.
Any book publicity strategies you would like to share with our readers?
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