Get It Write Publishing ~ An Amazing Year

 

This was an amazing year for building my business, Get It Write Publishing Company (formerly Get It Write Editing Co.) but also tiring. Not tiring just because of the workload but because of so many other things that happened (negatively) this year.

In seeing comments and hearing things from people throughout the year, I gathered that some people think what I do is easy. It’s not. It’s hard work. It’s “blood, sweat, and tears.”

This is the process once my client emails me their manuscript:

The manuscript gets edited and then sent back to the client. After the client reviews the edits and sends it back, it’s then proofread. After the proofreading comes the book formatting.

Seems easy and fast, right? Nope. Editing takes time, and proofreading takes time. Me and my team go through the manuscript with a fine-tooth comb. And don’t get me started on formatting!!

The client gets a cover design and sends it to me, and then I download the proper template to put the cover into. I then need to create the files for uploading (for the hardcopy version and eBook version). Then the files are uploaded to the platform used for publishing and are in review before it is published “live” on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.

Reading all of that may seem simple to you, but it’s not. It’s a lot of coordination and back-and-forth with the client. It’s frustration over page numbering. It’s hair-pulling when the platform comes back saying the cover is slightly out of margins or fonts are embedded. 

You may be thinking, Ok, why don’t you make sure all of that is in place before uploading to the platform for publishing? Oh, but I do. KDP and IngramSpark do what they want and are very fussy. When I think everything is perfect… they come back and tell me something is wrong.

In the meantime, my graphic designer and I are working on the cover reveal graphics for social media.

So yes. Blood, sweat, tears. Long hours. Late nights. Little sleep. The mind is racing.

Does it sound like I’m complaining? I’m not. Not at all. I LOVE what I do, and I have a great team behind me. This year, however, since I was just getting the company off the ground, I did most of the work, so I’m tired, to say the least. But the feeling of seeing a happy client and getting their book published is like no other. I can’t even put it into words. I look at the book and think, I did that. Yes, the author wrote the book, but I made this happen!

How does the company work as far as royalties? We don’t take your royalties. You keep 100% of your rights and royalties. Well, why wouldn’t you just self-publish? Because you have a better chance at getting your book into bookstores if you have the publishing imprint AND we do all the work for a one-time fee. When you self-publish, you still have to hire someone to edit and proof and format (if you don’t know how to properly format). Then there is the self-publishing process, which can be absolutely bonkers, and you may end up having to hire someone to help you or upload the files for you anyway!

Oh, you’re an editor or you have a friend who can proofread? Great. But you shouldn’t do the final editing/proofreading of your own work because you’re not going to see the book through a pair of eyes that will catch things you may not have or plot holes, etc. And unless your friend is a professional proofreader…forget it. Trust me. I’ve had clients who have sent me books to edit or proof that they already hired someone to edit or proof (and claimed to be a professional) but clearly they weren’t.

Everyone makes mistakes. No one is perfect… not even me! There are so many best sellers out there that have many mistakes. BUT! We at Get It Write Publishing strive to give your book our best. And we are professionals.

So, our one-time fee is totally worth it to you. Plus, we include marketing and helping your book get into your local bookstores.

If you are writing a book or thinking or writing one and would like a publisher, feel free to contact me at mlopataeditor@gmail.com or you can visit our website at www.getitwritepublishing.company and I can give you a quote. Remember, it’s a process, so your book won’t be published in two weeks—or maybe three or four, depending on the size of your book. But the wait is so worth it. Ask any of my clients!

Speaking of clients, here is a list of my 2023 clients and the books published through Get It Write:

JD Miller: Learning to Moo

Connie Tate: Roll On, Scooter Boy, Sylvester’s CAT-astrophicTale, Rooster 99, Rooster 99 Activity Book

A.R. Johnson: Bee Friend, A PamOc Christmas Carol, The Book ofJudas (What If?)

Robert Paul: Worry Free Zone (Unveiling the Warrior Within)

Thanks to our readers and supporters through the year. We appreciate you!