A Place
to Write
A Place
to Write is the child of HALO
Press, Andrea Reynolds' first publishing company, which
launched in 1981. Its first publication
was The 1982 Directory of
Professional Image Consultants in Canada.
It was
crowd-funded by the very people who are listed in the
directory.
A
Place to Write is in the early stages of
development so we still need to re-work
our pricing, design
new book covers, assign
ISBN numbers, create
more editions (Kindle, Nook, Apple
iBook, etc.) and complete
some half-finished publications.
A
Place to Write has a
hidden agenda. Many of our publications
are written for
people who don't like to read or don't read well.
We want to see
nonreaders buy books and so they can get the information
they need, quickly, and without difficulty. Paragraphs are
short. Ideas are conveyed in "bullets," often in 1 to 3
sentences. Typeface is larger or enlargeable. "White space"
makes for easier reading… or writing notes in the margins.
A Place
to Write offers
small advances, but royalties are higher than most
traditional publishers. We have always believed
that authors – who do the most work on the book – should
not be the ones who receive the smallest amount of
compensation. Traditional publishing has always paid in
inverse proportion to the amount of effort invested
(distributors, retailers, etc.) So we intend to publish in
ways that allow authors to better benefit monetarily.
A Place
to Write goes the
extra mile for authors. For example, if an author
doesn't yet have a web site, we can usually design an
effective, but affordable site, and have it uploaded within
a few days. It's in everyone's best interests for us to do
that.
A Place
to Write loves
receiving kind remarks from our readers. Tell us what you thought
of the books you purchased so we may share your words with
new readers. Use the Feedback form
A
Place to Write battles
piracy and offers rewards to anyone who discovers
that our authors' published works are being pirated.
Tell us where you've seen our works sold without our
permission (especially ebooks) and we will investigate.
(For example, all our books are sold only on this
website and not on Amazon or other book businesses.) If
you purchase such a publication, send it to us and if it
is our work we will cover your cost and give you an
additional monetary reward as well.
More
below
Miniature New
Testament bible.
Smaller than a dollar coin. Date is 1895.
The case above also functions as a magnifying glass.
This tiny bible is for sale: $225 includes shipping
within the US.
A Place
to Write also
offers $1 for each editing error found in our books which
are newly published in 2022 and after, but not earlier
works. This will apply to the first time the error
is found and we will post the error
and finder of the error on our website.
A Place
to Write uses fair
contracts that have been written by
authors.
A Place
to Write works
faster than traditional
publishers.
A Place
to Write is a
contrarian publisher and looks for
nontraditional markets for its books.
Some
of A Place
to Write's prices
are higher because our publications
are geared to smaller, niche markets rather than the mass
market.
A Place
to Write's
formats vary according to practicality: Mini-books, booklets,
trade paperback, PDF, Kindle ebook, Nook ebook, etc.
A Place
to Write doesn't
require authors to be represented by literary agents
in order to
submit book queries and proposals. See the
Submissions
page: www.ReynoldsUniversity.com/submissions.html
A Place
to Write authors
will receive a little Welcome package of writer
goodies. (Nothing extravagant;
we're pretty frugal.)
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