In order for this new submission model to work, we need to get publishers as well as writers on board. We recently began working with a New York-based sales team who will do just that. Between them, they have 50 years of experience in the book industry, and they are keen to meet with their publishing contacts and show them Creative Byline.
Speaking of publishers, we work only with legitimate publishers, not vanity presses. And if a publisher is listed on our site, it means we’ve met with them personally and have a contract with them. It means they agree we might have built a better way to handle submissions and they are willing to try it.
Writers, too, are trying it. Before we even started advertising, they somehow found us on their own and started signing up. Clearly, everyone wants a better way to submit and handle submissions. Here’s to that better way, Creative Byline, in 2008!
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I’ve found Creative Byline to be exactly as advertised. I received excellent feedback within one week. My initial submission needed some revising, which I’ve done. The feature that allows for a resubmission at no extra cost is a huge bonus. I’ve read about of lot of services out there–many of them at Verla Kay’s–and this one seems to be the real deal!
The only concern I have is that I may not have categorized my ms correctly (put pic book because it’s too short to be a chap. book or novel, but it’s geared toward 2nd and 3rd graders). What happens if a submission never quite gets “polished” enough to be seen by someone at Dutton (or another publisher)? Thanks for providing a great service!
Larry Haynes
Midnight in the Garden of Odd and Even
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