If you're going to dream you might
as well be dreaming big!
Dreaming Big
Publications is a small independent publisher which has a focus on publishing
books on mental illness. They certainly don't limit themselves to this type but
it is their preference. The owner of Dreaming Big, Kristi Morgan, has a
bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work. She is
also a very nice person and good to work with!
Here is a
link to their site. http://www.dreamingbigpublications.com
Advantages of a small publisher-
- Far easy to get accepted. A
traditional editor requires an agent and an agent desires a manuscript
edited almost to perfection.
- Personal attention. I can text
my publisher any time I want and will get a prompt response and work
things out to my satisfaction.
- Relaxed atmosphere. Business is
about making money. Small publishers want to make money but it isn't
priority number one.
- Greater control over contest.
I've heard stories where traditional publishers highly edit content.
Advantages of Dreaming Big-
- Dreaming Big gets a lot of
reviews for their books. Some small publishing companies publish a lot of
books hoping to make a little of a lot. Dreaming Big publishes less and
invests time and effort to make every book successful.
- Dreaming Big has a large staff
that can help you in many ways. For example for my book "Poet To The
Poor" they created a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiVmcJ_tBjg&t=35s
- Dreaming Big has a family feel
where the authors support one another.
- Dreaming Big has an active
website which attracts traffic, including an active blog.
So if you
have a finished manuscript that is polished as best you can please send it to
them, especially if it is in the field of mental health. You really have
nothing to lose and everything to gain. Make sure that you follow all their
instructions.
Reality Check-
If your
ambition is to make lots of money Dreaming Big is not the route for you. If you
are an unpublished author and you expect to publish a book to make a lot of
money, I have to say that's an unrealistic goal. The best way to write a book
and get it published to make money is to go through the traditional route. That
is to write it and send it to an agent. In fact you cannot even directly
approach a major publishing house without the aid of an agent. There is always
the miraculous chance that you will be extraordinarily successful and make
enough money to retire, and then again they sell lottery tickets as well. If
you are not published by a major publisher your book won't get into book
stores, which makes selling them all the more harder.
Dreaming Big
is a good starting point. I hope one day to be a very successful author. I like
to think with every poem published, with each book released, with each story I
put out there, that I am building up a resume.
Check out
Dreaming Big. Look for the call for stories and feel free to submit a poem or
story for their blog. And please tell them John Kaniecki sent you their way.
Here are my three books from Dreaming Big Publications.
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