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Manuscript

Submitting a manuscript is the first step on your pathway to publishing. Once we receive a manuscript, it automatically enters our Two-Level submission process. Some will be ready for the Publishing Pathway, others will be placed on the Coaching Pathway.

Notification

Authors will be notified if their manuscript is accepted for publication within six to eight weeks after sending the full manuscript in to Southern Momentum Publishing House. If a manuscript is not accepted, authors may not hear from us.

Evaluation

Evaluations are handled by a team of three or more persons. Our evaluation criteria is tied to our seasonal lists and the standards we’ve adopted for acceptable material for SOMO Publishing House. We must be able to envision a book doing well in the market place as well as with our brand, mission, and vision.

Literary Magic

Your book baby is born! Not only do we work hard to get it as many online retailers in both digital and print form, we work just as hard to get your book into brick and mortar indie and commercial book stores. We believe in your writing, or we wouldn’t have published your story.

Technicalities

Once a manuscript is accepted, the editorials, revisions, and rewrites are done we handle the publishing services for our authors. During this time, we secure an ISBN, file the necessary paperwork, set up the necessary distribution accounts, etc. All the parts that most writers don’t have the time, inclination, or desire to take of.

Action

This is where most authors start to enjoy the process and where hybrid publishers differ from traditional publishers the most. Design and format of the book cover, and interior. Our package includes one original book cover and interior design formatting with one pass for corrections. You are an integral part of the process to bring your artistic vision for your book to life.

Submit Your Manuscript

Submission Guidelines

Two Level Submission Process

LEVEL ONE

All Manuscripts enter at level one. This is where we accept, read through, evaluate, assess, and determine if the manuscript aligns with our mission and vision, as well as if it’s a good fit for what we’re looking for. From this level, manuscripts will be placed on one of two Pathways. Publishing or Coaching/Editorial. Some manuscripts may not be for us, those won’t go any further than Level One.

Publishing Pathway

Submissions on this pathway are deemed ready for publication with possible editorial work requirements.

Coaching Pathway

Submissions on this pathway require work with a book coach before publication can be considered.

Our Publishing Package

LEVEL TWO

All manuscripts that make it to this level were either deemed publication ready upon submission or had been placed on the Maybe pile and the authors took our recommendations to heart, worked with one of our Preferred Partners and got their manuscript publication ready. However your manuscript gets to Level Two, it means your story are ready for publication.

YES

These submission are deemed ready for publication by our team and writers are notified about the level of *editorial work necessary at the time.