Whether your plans include independent publishing through Five Crow Press or developing your manuscript and book proposal for pitching to traditional publishers, we’re here to help you make it happen.
Depending on where you are with your project and the help you need to reach your goals, we can work with you to solidify your idea, draft an outline, evaluate or provide structure to your story, write or help you draft your manuscript, and then edit your draft manuscript into its final form.
Then, depending on the path you choose, we can help you publish, launch, and market your book with our proprietary hybrid processes, or we can guide you through the creation of a full proposal and query package. When you’re ready to pitch, we can coach you through the process of curating a list of agents, managing your submissions, and landing a traditional book deal.
Whichever path you choose—proposal or publishing—the Five Crow Press creative team will be happy to discuss your publishing goals and priorities.
Depending on where you are with your project and the help you need to reach your goals, we can work with you to solidify your idea, draft an outline, evaluate or provide structure to your story, write or help you draft your manuscript, and then edit your draft manuscript into its final form.
Then, depending on the path you choose, we can help you publish, launch, and market your book with our proprietary hybrid processes, or we can guide you through the creation of a full proposal and query package. When you’re ready to pitch, we can coach you through the process of curating a list of agents, managing your submissions, and landing a traditional book deal.
Whichever path you choose—proposal or publishing—the Five Crow Press creative team will be happy to discuss your publishing goals and priorities.
Which track am I?
Most people know within about four sentences.
If you don't, that's what the discovery call is for.
The Proposal Track
You're on this track if- A traditional publisher's name on the spine matters to you.
- You want an advance, and you're willing to wait out the submission process to get one.
- You have a platform an agent can point to, or a story big enough that they won't need one.
- You'd rather hand off the publishing and keep writing.
Ends with: a full proposal, a query letter, and a curated agent list in your hands.
The Publishing Track
You're on this track if- Creative control is the thing you're least willing to trade.
- The higher profit margin per book matters more than the advance.
- You have speaking, coaching, or sales events coming and you need books in hand.
- You have a date you're working toward and can't leave it to someone else's calendar.
Ends with: a finished, printed, distributed book with your name on it.
Reading both columns and nodding? That happens more often than you'd think, and it's a perfectly good place to start a conversation from.
