Singing River Publications

Singing River Publications
Publishing Life's Journeys
Publishing

Children's Books

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Services

The publishing process is a series of steps that transforms a manuscript from the hands of an author to a book or piece of music available to be enjoyed by the public. To make this happen, we provide the following services:

Editing: Editing of manuscripts is done by contracted professionals, generally individuals with a B.A. or higher in English. Singing River Publications matches the content of the manuscript to the skills and background of its stable of editors. The editing process is done in cooperation with the author within a prescribed time frame.
Illustration: Illustration of books, when deemed to add value to the product (such as children's books) is done by contracted professionals, generally individuals with a B.A. or higher in art and experience as an illustrator. Singing River Publications matches the content of the manuscript to the skills and background of its illustrators. The illustrating process, like editing, is done in cooperation with the author within a prescribed time frame.
Pre-Publication Layout: Pre-publication layout is done by an independent contractor, in cooperation with Singing River Publications, its editors, illustrators, and the author. The pre-publication contractor is responsible for formatting the manuscript using Quark, the software program required by publishers. The pre-publication company is also responsible for scheduling the production of all publications, tracking progress, and playing a quality control role.
Printing: Printing is done by independent print houses, with supervision by Singing River Publications through its pre-publication contractor. SRP shops printing companies for price and value. The number and type of books published (i.e., hard or soft cover) is determined by the contract between the author and Singing River Publications, Inc.
Distribution: Distribution of books is a shared responsibility of the author and Singing River Publications as defined in the publishing contract. Because the author owns the rights to the book, the primary responsibility in this area falls to him/her. The company does provide some marketing services both as part of its base contract with the author. Additional marketing services may be purchased on an ala carte basis.

Sales and Marketing

Advertising a book is the key to sales. Singing River Publications provides resourceful marketing and publicity packages to assist its authors in presentation and promotion of their books. Purchasing one or a combination of the services listed below will help improve overall book sales.

Book Signing $50
Book signings are a great way to get initial exposure for your book!

Singing River Publications: The Author:
Arranges for the author to sign books with area bookstores, and/or bookstores that are fitting to the nature of the book. Time slot generally runs two hours
Generates publicity via newspapers and other media for the event
Pays for shipping of books to location of book signing
Pays for all expenses to get to and from location of book signing

Radio Interview $75
Talk radio sells books!

Singing River Publications: The Author:
Schedules a guest appearance on a radio show either in person or via telephone
Works with the radio station to gear the interview to the subject matter of the book
Gives tips on effective interviewing
Pays all expenses to get to the interview
Prepares to have a great time!

250 Media Releases $425 or 500 Media Releases $575
Media releases are an extremely important and effective way to achieve media exposure and coverage.

Singing River Publications: The Author:
Writes a succinct and informative article from a questionnaire provided to the author
Generates a news release to either 250 or 500 media sources
Covers all mailing, phone, and fax expenses related to the media release
Provides books as required by media for review purposes (royalties are not paid on publicity copies)
Receives royalties as stated in your contractual agreement on all book sales stemming from reviews

Sales Distribution $750
Over and above the sources listed in your contractual agreement, our staff makes your book available through one-time announcements to the sources listed below and provides copies for them to sell.

Singing River Publications: The Author:
Makes your books available to a variety of area bookstores
Sells your book at festivals, fairs, trade shows and convention gatherings
Publicizes your book at Singing River Publication presentations
Covers all mailing, phone, and fax expenses
Provides books to Singing River Publications for distribution
Receives royalties for all books sold through these listed sources

Publicity Party $1200
This event can be one of the highlights of your entire publishing process. It's an appropriate climax to all of your hard work and creativity plus an excellent opportunity to sell your newly published book. We can make this exciting event happen.

Singing River Publications: The Author:
Works with author to set a date and provides invitations and/or a media release for the event
Makes arrangements at an appropriate location for author to meet the public and sign his/her book
Generates radio and/or television coverage for the event
Plans and pays for food and beverages
Shows up and is the star of the event!
Provides books to Singing River Publications to sell at the event
Receives royalties for all books sold at the event

Personal Publicist $2650
Pitching your book to the media takes hours of promotion process. A personal publicist generally charges anywhere from $500 to $8000 per month for this work. While no personal publicist can guarantee book sales, our publicity staff does guarantee a resourceful, detailed and aggressive plan to drive the force of your book's success. Our fee covers six months of promotion: from approximately 60 days before through approximately four months after the release of your book.

Singing River Publications: The Author:
Writes a professional media release based on author questionnaire and generates it to media sources
Explores ways to tie your book to current news and events
Personally arranges pitching your book through book reviews, interviews, articles and reviews
Arranges for author to sign their books with book stores
Arranges for radio and/or TV stations to interview author
Provides sales distribution to area bookstores, wholesaler distributors, festivals, trade shows, and other presentations
Covers mailing, printing, phone and fax expenses
Provides books to SRP needed for publicity (royalties are not paid on publicity copies)
Receive royalties on all books sold

Personal Publicist and Publicity Party $3700
A combination of the above two services.

Rates and services subject to change at any time.

Submission Guidelines

Singing River publishes the following genres: creative non-fiction, history, biography, children's literature, essay collections, biography, poetic prose, poetry, music, and fiction - drama and mystery (excluding lewd or pornographic materials). If you believe you would be a good fit for our publishing house, we welcome your submission.

Please submit a sample chapter of 20-30 pages in paper form. Be sure to include your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a self-addressed, stamped return envelope to:

Singing River Publications
Christine Moroni, Publisher
P.O. Box 72
Ely, MN 55731

Unfortunately, we cannot accept fax queries or electronic submissions at this time.

Upon your submission, the following steps will occur:

The work is reviewed and SRP responds, usually within six weeks, using your enclosed envelope. If your work meets our publishing standards, we will call and ask that a complete manuscript be sent for further review.
You submit your entire manuscript in paper format. (You may include a self-addressed postcard if you would like to know if we received the manuscript.) Also include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate postage for the return of your manuscript.
The manuscript is reviewed, with owner Chris Moroni making the final decision on whether or not to accept the author's work. This process can take about two to four months. We will contact you by phone call, e-mail, or letter to let you know the results and the next steps to be taken.