What Is Shared Services Co-op Publishing?

Shared Services Co-op Publishing (SSCP): an affordable publishing option with assistance every step of the way!

New technology is causing the publishing industry to change every day, providing a daunting number of choices for an aspiring author. You’ve completed your writing, but it’s just the beginning. Publishing and promoting your book will take work, dedication and can be costly. Flying Turtle Publishing has designed a publishing model that offers authors an alternative to self-publishing without the high costs, increased responsibilities and uncertainty that can accompany the decision to go the non-traditional route.

To help you get your book from your hands to readers, we offer Shared Services Co-op Publishing. Whenever possible, Flying Turtle authors share the costs of publishing services with other authors who are publishing at the same time. For example, instead of a single author spending $150 for the required ISBN (the International Standard Book Number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally) authors in a cohort of four would pay less than $90 each.

Certain services, such as editing and cover design, are unique to each project and cannot be shared. Other services—proofreading, formatting and promotion—can be done by proofreading, interior design and marketing professionals who are willing to work with authors in this co-operative model.

Throughout this process, you are no more than 48 hours away from e-mail or phone contact with the coordinator for your cohort. This coordinator is your contact for every aspect of the publishing process and will apprise you of the status of your manuscript and respond to your questions and

concerns promptly.

The Flying Turtle SSCP Difference

Unlike a traditional publisher, with Flying Turtle you own 100% of the rights to your material. Although authors pay for publishing services, we do not share in any profit until the author has made back his or her original investment. Plus, our royalty payments are the exact opposite of a traditional publisher’s.

Flying Turtle Publishing’s Imprints
Flying Turtle's SSCP covers a wide range of genres.

We have three imprints available to SSCP authors:

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• Romance
• Chick-Lit
• Historical and Literary Fiction
• Children’s

• Mystery, Crime
• Horror and Fantasy

•Young Adult

Timepiece Books

• Memoirs

How to Submit Your Work
If you have a manuscript you’d like considered for one of our imprints, please e-mail the following to info@flyingturtlepublishing.

Please send a query letter and the first chapter of your manuscript. Please do not send your complete manuscript until we have requested it in a reply to your e-mail.

Query letter:

1. Send within the body of the email.
2. Include contact information, genre, sub-genre (if desired), and a brief synopsis of the manuscript, a short author bio, and the number of words in the total body of work.

Manuscript:

1. Send as an attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF)
2. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced
3. Use one-inch margins on all sides
4. Have pages numbered and the name of the manuscript, as well as the author’s name on each page.

Please send a manuscript outline and a sample chapter. Please do not send your complete manuscript until we have requested it in a reply to your e-mail.

We will send you a confirmation email within 7-10 business days, acknowledging that we have received your materials.

Publication Standards
Flying Turtle Publishing is committed to a level of quality that will contribute to achieving success for the books that we choose to publish. This does not mean that if your book is not chosen for publication that you should be at all discouraged. We may not be the best publisher for you and we encourage you to keep trying.

AHA!

At Flying Turtle Publishing, we’ve adopted AHA! as our reminder of our professional principles and our promise to our authors. We strive to be Accessible, Honest and Affordable.

• Accessible– Your cohort coordinator will respond to any e-mail or call within 2 business days or less.
• Honest – We can provide you with complete records of our services and costs at your request. We have no hidden agendas. Because of our commitment to quality and to your success, we will provide a frank, straightforward evaluation of all author submissions.
• Affordable – Flying Turtle is constantly in search of the best quality service providers and printing for the most reasonable price. Quality publishing services and book production do not have to be out of your price range.