As this is Blog post #1, I believe that introductions are in order. We are Red Barn Publishing
and are authors, just like you. You will soon get to know our team, founders Todd Thistle and
Tom Lehrich, as well as the illustrator team of Brody Cohen and Hannah Hamilton. Forged from
our experiences navigating the publishing world, Red Barn was built to change the current
reality that many beautiful books never make it to readers because of the barriers of either
traditional publishing or the daunting prospect and low visibility of self-publishing.
Many aspiring authors have wonderful stories to share, but because of an agent requirement,
rejection, low royalties, loss of creative control and other obstacles, the traditional route is not
an option. The self-publishing route poses different yet also daunting barriers such as
confusion and inexperience with formatting, illustration, editing, layout and cover design as
well as an anemic marketing strategy.
Red Barn uses the existing infrastructure of the Amazon Book platform, which we have
optimized to your advantage. Printing and fulfillment are all through the platform and the book
is then available through Amazon Books and bookstores.
The process goes something like this:
- You submit your finished and illustrated manuscript to Red Barn
- The Red Barn editorial team reads your manuscript (multiple times!), discusses it and
decides whether to publish - If we decide that your book is a good fit for us, we welcome you to The Barn and we start
working to get your book into as many hands as possible
So, do you have an idea? Some notes jotted down on a napkin? A finished manuscript? When
you’re ready, we’re here to get your book to readers around the world.
Welcome to Red Barn.