News from Susan May Warren, Publishing Director
For immediate release
Hello!
As you know, for the last ten years, My Book Therapy has been in the business of teaching authors to get published, stay published, and build brilliant careers. And, it’s worked—every year we see more of our students published, winning awards, and going on to flourish.
But we also see that building a platform in this huge world of publishing can be daunting, and we want to help.
We’re interested in solving the reader’s problem, too—the one that happens when they are finished reading their favorite author. They look for an author that is similar in voice, and maybe even subject matter, but can’t find them. Or, enough of them.
And that issue becomes an established author’s problem as well—as soon as they lose their reader, they might need to fight to get them back.
Enter Sunrise Publishing.
Sunrise is the dawn of a new kind of publishing (that has actually been around for a long time, thank you James Patterson and so many other authors who have partnered with aspiring authors to help them build their readership!). It’s designed to help launch new or rebooting authors into the readership of an existing author, build the existing fictional world of the lead author, and offer readers a remedy to the story hole they are seeking to fill.
Here’s how it works: Every year Sunrise will choose a lead author in one particular genre. (For obvious reasons, I am the lead author in year one, so we can work out the kinks!) Once we decide on the kind of stories the lead author is looking for, we put out a request for submissions. (see our submission process)
Once the lead author picks the draft authors, they will start working on stories. Over the course of the year, the lead author will mentor the draft authors (with the help of Sunrise) to create six novels.
These novels will be traditionally published (print, ebook, and audio) over the course of the following year on all platforms. (We will be using KU as part of our publishing plan as well.)
Our main criteria is voice. We are not looking for someone with a platform, but instead, draft authors who are interested in learning, understand the basics of writing, and are willing to work hard. Most of all, we are looking for serious authors who want to launch their careers.
If you feel you know an author, ARE an author, or represent an author who fits this criteria, check out our opportunities this year at: https://sunrisepublishing.com/. Submissions end November 10th.
Thank you for helping us get the word out!
Susie May
P.S. If you have any questions, please shoot me a note at susan@sunrisepublishing.com.
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