PUBLISHING

A young handicapped lady called us to ask what we knew about a "vanity publisher." She had a two-page story reminiscent of Uncle Remus's tales. A subsidy publisher had offered to publish it for her at the bargain price of 3,000 dollars. We recommended she not pay 1,500 dollars a page. We put it in the proper format and gave her a list of likely markets.

We had talked about what we would say when asked, "Should I self-publish?" John Grisham self-published A Time to Kill, which was an excellent novel, but a show of hands, how many people would have read it if they hadn't seen Tom Cruise in The Firm? The answer is simple. If a publisher won't pay for it, the reading public might not buy it either. Self-publishing requires the courage of conviction and money. With our help, some of our clients have self-published. Typesetting was a part of our business before we became a manuscript service, and we know of a few printing houses that do a good job without charging a fortune.

For more information, Fax questions with your name and address to (228) 497-5874 or E-mail us at: Curious Cat Productions

Last Revised: 02-Dec-97

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