Seen Through a Glass of Red

 

How we came to publish this one

This is one of our “ fast track” books. All of the stories in this we have pre-published either on CafeLit or in one of our annual or themed anthologies.

 

The title

So, that’s what life looks like when you see it under the influence of red wine? Is red wine part of the Mediterranean diet?    

 

Some notes about the process

The way this version of fast-track works: the writer puts together the stories in the order they wish them to be published. We do acknowledge where they were first published. We do no more editing at this stage. However we offer a camera ready proof to the author and after we’ve applied their alterations we give it a final proof-read.

 

The cover

The cover illustration concept was supplied by the writer. We used and manipulated stock images to get this one.

 

Some notes about style

The stories veer a little towards the literary. They all also have a firm story structure.      

 

Who we think the reader is

As so many of the stories here come from CafeLit, this book is ideally suitable for  reading whilst you sip your favourite brew when you’re on a break. They are at once thought-provoking, relaxing and entertaining.

 

 

What else

Author Liz is also one of our editors. That’s often makes the editing and design processes easier.  

 

Review copies

It’s always great if you can buy the book and give us a review. Just click on the link to be taken to our bookshop. If you would like to review and you are strapped for cash, just get in touch for a free PDF. 

Find your copy here     

 

Fast Track

 

Fast track 1

Gather together all of your pre-edited-by-us stories. They may have appeared on CafeLit, in one of our annual anthologies or one of our special books. You gather the edited version into one word document.  You are looking at between 30,000 and 70,000 words, the sweet spot being 46,000. You may like to include an introduction and you should also include a bio, 250 – 500 words, and links to up to three of your other publications  See Seen Through a Glass of Red by Liz Cox and Old Man Jasperson and other stories by Jim Bates. All of the editing is completed on this so we only need to design the books, proof read twice and market. In both cases we actually published a couple of months ahead of schedule.  Use https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/form.aspx?id=O5TCxfX-6CXux-a0E6ElR-g7gG4x4c7

Fast track 2

If you have used one of our editors and they agree that the book is good to go we can leave out one or more of the editorial processes.  See our list here: http://www.gilljameswriter.com/p/my-dream-team.html   Use   https://apublishersperspective.blogspot.com/2023/03/submissions.html but mention in your cover letter that you have used one of our editors and outline which sort of edit(s) they’ve completed.                                                                                                                                

Fast track 3

Do you have a collection of stories to which you have the rights back? Put them together in one Word document, acknowledging where each was first published. Again, you are looking at between 30,000 and 70,000 words, the sweet spot being 46,000. You will have just the two proof reads. Also include an introduction if you would like one, and supply a bio, a blurb and link to up to three of your previous publications. Submit as usual via: https://apublishersperspective.blogspot.com/2023/03/submissions.html

Fast track 4

This will have to stay in the queue, I’m afraid BUT if we approve of it we can miss out the editorial stages. This is where we can bring your out of print book back to life. We may even take it on if we think it needs editorial input. Submit in the normal way. https://apublishersperspective.blogspot.com/2023/03/submissions.html 

Crowd Funded project

If you are willing to work with us on crowd-funding your project, please indicate that in your submission. We will run a crowd-funding project for two months and use whatever funds we raise to, in this order,:

·         Shorten your publishing schedule

·         Give you a more dynamic launch

·         Get you on to higher royalties faster

Short Cuts

 

As you no doubt know, we have long waiting list of trusted authors we are intending to publish. See https://apublishersperspective.blogspot.com/p/submissions-awaiitng-assesssment.html However, there are a few short cuts, also for trusted authors. If you receive our newsletter you are a “trusted author” but please mention how you know us when you submit. Not yet a “trusted author”? Why not sign up at http://eepurl.com/cDHFU1  ?

Here are the pathways:

CafeLit Serial

Look at the work of Mason Bushell, Janet Howson and Dawn Knox. Mention when you submit your first story that this is a potential serial – even put it in the title of the story. If  we like the concept, we’ll prioritise you in the daily selection and once the serial is complete, the rest of the publishing process is quicker as most of the editing has been done as we go along. The serial should be made up of episodes that stand alone but there should be an overarching story through the book.  

Sunday Serial

This is where we serialise your work every Sunday. This is offered to you if you are on the waiting list and we’ll start making offers as soon as the current serial is in the last month. Again we edit as we go along and you are offered the opportunity to respond to comments. Think Charles Dickens. This also shortens the editing process slightly.  See Sunday Serial.   

Fast track 

Gather together all of your pre-edited-by-us stories. They may have appeared on CafeLit, in one of our annual anthologies or one of our special books. You gather the edited version into one word document.  You are looking at between 30,000 and 70,000 words, the sweet spot being 46,000. You may like to include an introduction and you should also include a bio, 250 – 500 words, and links to up to three of your other publications  See Seen Through a Glass of Red by Liz Cox and Old Man Jasperson and other stories by Jim Bates. All of the editing is completed on this so we only need to design the books, proof read twice and market. In both cases we actually published a couple of months ahead of schedule.  Use https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/form.aspx?id=O5TCxfX-6CXux-a0E6ElR-g7gG4x4c7

Crowd Funded project

If you are willing to work with us on crowd-funding your project, please indicate that in your submission. We will run a crowd-funding project for two months and use whatever funds we raise to, in this order,:

·         Shorten your publishing schedule

·         Give you a more dynamic launch

·         Get you on to higher royalties faster