The publishing climate has changed, and continues to do so on an almost daily basis.  The big publishing houses are not taking chances on new authors and different stories, going instead with the tried and true even when the voices begin to sound the same.  In this new digital age many authors are choosing to go around those gatekeepers and publish on their own or sign on with a smaller publisher, whether keeping things strictly electronic or taking the plunge and investing in printing.  Simple, right?

Well, that’s where things START to get tricky. 

There are so many choices to make if you choose to go it alone and self-publish:  digital or print, how do I format the interior and the cover, hardcover or soft, perfect binding or saddle stitch, print a lot or as needed and how the heck do I distribute to book stores?  How does an author decide?  And once you do, how do you make sure you’re not missing something?  Imagine how excited you will be when you tear open the package from the printer to see your dream come to life only to discover your cover image was low resolution and instead of the crisp cover you pictured, you see nothing but unrecognizable pixels staring back at you.  Worse yet, you have two hundred more on the way.

Self-publishing is no longer a dirty word in the writing world, but it does still carry a certain stigma and bears its limitations.  Publishing under Staccato’s label lends your work the credibility it deserves and gives you access to the expertise and relationships of those who have gone this road before you.  If you’ve poured your heart and soul into your project, you don’t want it to be discounted.  It deserves to be seen the way you’ve always seen it.  Perfect. 

Or, you gamble on one of the smaller publishing houses which promises to help you go bring your precious manuscript to life. Great! But will they help you once you have the book in hand? What about promotions? Marketing? How do you reach your audience?

Let us help.

Heather Savage, writer and lead editor, has a background that goes beyond just reading every genre since childhood and picking out errors even then.  For nearly a decade she has been an editor for print advertising and saved her company’s clients thousands of dollars in costly mistakes and damaged reputations.  Now she carries that knowledge over to blend it with her love of fiction.  In addition to her work with Staccato Publishing, she freelance edits for a number of authors and has been called on repeatedly to assist other small publishing house authors.  More recently, she has guest blogged by request for fellow authors as well as RomCon and been a featured Author on Young Adult and Teen Reads, Sci Fi and Fantasy Goodreads book club, Self Publish or Die, Paranormal Book Club, the list goes on.

Staccato Publishing is a small, boutique publishing house.  We handle vanity publishing packages for authors seeking help in navigating the confusing realm of publishing and marketing, we also handle publicity for authors published with other houses or self-published. Additionally, we take on only a few new authors per year under both of our imprints (Staccato Publishing and Darkest Night Publishing).  For those looking to have Staccato publish them traditionally, you should know that we are always interested in good fiction.

Please feel free to submit your manuscript for our review if you feel it has been edited to near perfection (or your eyes have gone blurry and you can no longer see clearly).  We are more than willing to help should you want that one final pass or more.  See our submissions page for more details.