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A Note From Our
President
Hi everyone,
We'll be concentrating on publishing edgy
Christian fiction, and a diverse array of
secular fiction. The success of Underdog
Press hinges on you pre-ordering our
books. The more books we sell, the more
manuscripts we can buy.
Feel free to
send this info to any groups/loops you
participate in/on!
For my fellow
Jesus-lovin’ kin, may God bless and keep you.
For the rest of y’all, the same. You may not
know my Savior, but He knows you.
Smiles,
Kelly
Meet the Dawg
Pound
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Kelly L.
Mortimer: President, CEO, Editorial Director
(think that’ll fit on a business card?)
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Gayle Link:
Vice President of Operations, Kelly’s Left
Arm (Kelly’s a leftie)
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Sherri
Andervich: Senior Editor
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Laura Drake:
Public Relations
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Dale Ankrum:
Cover Art Designer
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Robin
Haseltine: Troubleshooter
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Natalie
Eggeman: Torrents
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About Underdog Press
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We’re a
traditional publishing house (that means we
print books on real paper).
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Our advance
for a first book is $1,000. (Best we can do
right now.)
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Royalties
start at 7% (not overwhelming, but in the
ballpark)
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Writers
don’t need a literary agent to submit (yay!
… not that there’s anything wrong with
agents…)
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We consider
our writers our partners (That means we
won’t take advantage of them.)
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Our contract
is boilerplate (that means we won’t negotiate
it), but it’ll be the type of contract I’d
fight to get my literary clients (Oh, I’m a
literary agent too. No, I’m not
schizophrenic—but I am bipolar.)
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No reserves
against returns (We’ll either absorb the
cost, or try to get the entire book back
instead of just the cover. Yes, we are
crazy.)
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No options
clauses (They never benefit the writer; they
benefit the publisher.)
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No
acquisition committees or pub boards
(Writers only have to sell an editor, as
our editors will choose what they wanna buy.
What a concept.)
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Word count:
75,000 words and up
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We’ll
consider all genres except romantica,
erotica, middle grade, and children's books
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Underdog's
Innovative
Rating
System
Underdog Press
has a
rating system, as motion pictures do. On the
back cover of every Underdog book,
there’ll be a box with a letter in it. The
letter will tell the reader what level of
"edginess" to expect.
Why no one has
implemented such a system before, I
can’t fathom. Seems so simple and logical.
Probably why no one has implemented such a
system before.
Our Ratings Key:
W= Wholesome, suitable for ALL readers
(think “Rated G”)
E= Edgy – May contain minimal
violence, dangerous situations, innuendo, or language not suitable for
children.
(think “Rated PG”)
E+= Edgy Plus – May contain minimal violence,
dangerous situations, innuendo, or language not suitable for
children under 13.
(think “Rated PG-13”)
A= Adult – May contain violence, sexual
situations, or coarse language*
(think “Rated R”)
*No Underdog Press
book will take God or His Son's name in vain.
We've given our authors several options: Buddah
dammit, Allah dammit, or Mohammed dammit.
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