Joni Mitchell has nothing on me. Her song, “Both Sides Now,” reveals the perfect fence-sitter’s observations. It studies clouds, moons, Junes, and love from both sides. I get it.
And now that I’m officially becoming a publishing company, I get it even more.
For the past couple years, I’ve tried to entice agents to consider my work. When they’ve expressed interest it’s on the basis of how strong a following I already have and how many copies of a book I think I can deliver from that following. It seemed as if I was doing what used to be an agent’s job. But the shoe is on the other foot now.
As a publisher with a serious monetary investment in my brand, I now understand that publishing houses hope their authors can bring some cred to the table. It’s a pricey proposition to print a certain number of copies of a book and not know if you can sell them. So there’s comfort in hoping the budding author can help.
Which brings me to Philip & Phoebe, the first offering of my new company, Spectacled Bear Publishing. If you are reading this and would like to help, please sign up for my monthly newsletter either at www.spectacledbear.com or www.annebrandt.com.
As the publisher, I appreciate your support. And, as the author of Philip & Phoebe, you’ll help me with credibility. In time, I hope to feature other authors that you’ll want to know about too.
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