Question 1: Mr. Smith, you have recently decided to start your own publishing company. Do you have any published works yourself?
A1: I do, yes. It is called "Heartfelt Words". It is a romance poetry collection, all written by myself. I published it in the fall of 2016, but since have taken it off the market.
Question 2: Before you founded JSmith Publishing, what did you do?
A2: Well, I was (and still currently am) a college student. Before I started JSmith Publishing, I was a part of a writing club, where I really discovered my interest in poetry and had two of my pieces even featured in their annual magazine. I would also post some of my work to a site called writerscafe.org. Other than that, I was just a college student who loves sports at that time.
Question 3: JSmith Publishing is set to release its first publication. What can you tell readers about it?
A3: Yes, the first publication is titled "Launch Pad: Volume I". This publication is the first of a four part series that allows writers, mainly unpublished writers, to get their work in a published work to help get the "Launch Pad" that their career as an author needs. Volume I is a poetry anthology with works from poets ranging from the USA to Scotland to Germany to India and other places across the globe.
Question 4: How many people work for JSmith Publishing?
A4: Currently, there is three people working for JSmith Publishing. Myself, I am the Founder/Owner/President/CEO of the company. We have an in-house photographer named Elissa Aquino, who has some fantastic work (You should really check it out). Then, we have one in-house editor and his name is Justin Goode. He loves to edit and so far he has done a great job for us.
Question 5: Was it difficult finding poets to contribute to “Launch Pad?”
A5: I honestly thought that when I created the submission area for the chance to be featured in Launch Pad: Volume I, I honestly was not sure how it was going to turn out. Early on, I will admit that I did not think there would be enough submissions to even make this title. But, within the first week and a half without any advertising for the submissions, we recieved around 60 poems. It was insane. We ended up with around 100 total poems submitted to us. It was really cool to not only see all of the submissions, but to also see the messages that I would get from a few of the poets as well just saying thank you for even having this opportunity arise. That was something that I will never forget.
Question 6: What sorts of publications do you hope to publish in the future?
A6: Well, we have a mystery/crime title by debut author Morgan Summer and a YA title by debut author Jacob Faust coming out early next year. I am really excited about both of these titles. We also have a few more titles planned for 2019 that include poetry and other anthologies as well. So, we are excited about those as well. As far as what would we hope to publish, me personally I have always been a fan of mystery books. That's been something I've loved since I was in middle school.
Question 7: As a published author yourself, what do you hope to provide other authors publishing with your company?
A7: That's a good question. What I hope to bring authors that publish with JSmith Publishing is a sense of comfort and hopefully to have those authors be able to benefit off of my experiences from when I self-published my own work. I learned a lot when I was publishing my poetry book. So, to be able to turn around and offer that advice and experience to authors, while having them know that a fellow author is helping them with making their publishing dreams come true is something that I pride myself and my company with.
Question 8: Is “Launch Pad” currently available to readers?
A8: Yes, Launch Pad: Volume I is currently available as an eBook on BN.com. The paperback version of the title will be released by October 1st.
Question 9: Who would be your target audience for this first publication?
A9: Our target audience is anyone who likes poetry. Launch Pad: Volume I is filled with poems from poets all across the world and really shows a wide range of different story tellers that all love to tell stories through poetry.
Question 10: What is the company’s plans for marketing their publications?
A10: Our plan is still molding and reworking everyday to make sure that it is the best it can be. But, with the social media platforms that we have in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and our website, we are able to show things like our 1-on-1 interviews with the author as well as some other methods that we are currently working on at this moment.
Question 11: Where can prospective authors learn more about your company and submit their work?
A11: Anyone who is either just finishing their first manuscript or has had it finished, but has not been able to get any of the big time publishing houses to accept their manuscript, you can go to our website at jsmithpublishing.wordpress.com and find out more information about us there, as well as finding the area where you can submit your work. Of course, we have our social media pages as well on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. We do all of our updating there for all of our titles, so be sure to follow those accounts so you can stay up to date on anything and everything JSmith Publishing.
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