What is the submission review process?
Once we receive your submission, it will enter our review process. Your manuscript is distributed to one of our editors for an initial review. This consists of reading the first three to five chapters to get a feel for how well your book is written, how much talent you exhibit, whether the book has potential, how polished your novel is, are there point-of-view violations, active rather than passive voice, does it have a strong story hook, does it have an interesting opening, would it be a good fit for our catalog, and many other factors. Other sections, such as the middle and end of the book may also be reviewed. If there is sufficient interest in your manuscript after the initial review, another editor will do a full read and make a recommendation to the Senior Editor. If your manuscript is accepted, we will contact you to discuss your plans for promoting yourself and your book, and offer a contract. If you accept the contract, we will need additional personal information and a public
