Your friendly neighborhood publisher has been working too hard –
Believe it or not, I have now published 20 titles in 43 editions including Kindle, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.
There was a point last month when I had six projects going on simultaneously. Phew!
While this sounds like the kind of success any business owner would want, I have come to the realization that it is too much of a good thing.
My publishing house is a boutique service which is not well-positioned to scale. While I do have an excellent team of writers, editors, artists and typesetters, my role as editor-in-chief cannot be outsourced.
I work personally with every author, helping them hone their message and structure their content. I conduct all the interviews and then manage every step from beginning to end to ensure a successful publication and marketing launch.
Even if I could find the right person to replace me, that would be a very expensive position to fill.
So, beginning in October, I will only be on-boarding one new title per month. The project that starts in October will publish in early January. The next book will begin its life on the first of November and publish in early February, and so forth going forward.
By starting one project per month, and publishing in 90-100 days’ time, I will never have more than three projects in-house simultaneously, and will only have one title being published and launched each month, starting in 2019.
Right now, I am only booking six more projects, starting October through March and publishing January through June.
Each slot is offered on a first-come, first-served basis and can be secured with a non-refundable $1,000 deposit. If the slot you are securing begins in the less than 30 days, the required deposit will be the usual 1/3 down payment.
Please call me with any questions or to learn what slots are still available after this has gone out.
And, in case you’re wondering what I’ll be doing with all my “spare” time under this new program, I will be rolling out some very powerful new publicity and recognition services at very reasonable prices for authors and non-authors alike. Be on the lookout!
BOLO, Frank
