We want to be very specific on the editing process at Truesource Publishing.  Editing goes through a three phase process, which means there will be three people editing the book. We want different people going through it so we catch all the mistakes.  The editing we do is only fixing grammatical errors, which includes fixing sentence structure.  We do not do revisions or rewrite your book. Before a manuscript is sent to us we expect the writer to be done with all  of their revisions. The author must be done with their book to the point that they are happy with how they story is told and do not need to rewrite it anymore, but the writer also has to be done with the book grammatically. We will never accept a manuscript that has not been edited by the author.  We do not want to take away from the artistic process of the writer when it comes to revisions and rewrites so we are only fixing the grammar mistakes. If the manuscript so bad that we would have to do a complete re-write of the book then we will send it back to the author so they can fix it.  We fully except authors to know how to write and understand the basic rules of grammar.

        When we first preview your manuscript and give you our initial report on it then we will tell you if you need to revise anything or do any kind of rewrite. Also we will tell you if the editing we will have to do with your manuscript will be considered a revision or rewrite. Revisions and Rewrites go way beyond just fixing basic grammatical errors and thus requires more work. If this is the case then we will have to charge you editing fees or rewrite fees. We do not necessarily want to do this if the rewrites or revisions can be done by the writer thus keeping with the artistic process of the writer. However we will offer suggestions on revisions and rewrites for you to consider in our initial report of you manuscript.  We will certainly let you know if you will have to do more revisions or rewrites. You will have the option of doing this yourself or be charged for our professional service in editing or rewrites. Our report will also reflect what you will have to do for us to be published and what you will be charged for this kind of service if you choose to go through us. Our editing and rewrite fees are listed below.

      The time is takes a book to be published starts from the time you sign a contract with Truesource Publishing to the release date of the book. Each kind of book is different, but the average time is between 4 and 6 months without any serious delays such as author rewrites. There can  be unforeseen circumstances that delay a book when it comes to publishing it.  Also we do allow for enough time to start promoting the books before it comes out such as advertising before the street date. We also like to see pre-orders through our bookstore, Starving Writers Books and market the book for pre-orders.

·          Novels: Fiction and Non Fiction  - 4 to 6 months

·          Children’s books, comics, or illustrated books  - 4 to 6 months

·          Poetry, Sheet Music, and Quote/ inspirational books  - 3 to 5 months

·          Text Books  -  4 to 6 months

·          Literary Journals  - 2 to4 months

     We design every aspect of your book from the interior to the cover.  We design the interior layout from the size of the book to number of pages it will be and layout or how the books will look on the inside.  We also design  the illustrations for a book if it requires them. We design a full color gloss cover.  Every aspect of the book will be designed by us. The principles of designing a book with Truesource Publishing are.

       Our Printing is the best quality that you can find in the United States and we do not believe in using  cheap paper like mass market paper backs. We use different companies for our printing such as Lightning Source. We do our printing in “print on demand” when it comes to our books. Now “print on demand” has always a bad reputation in the publishing industry because it always been linked to self publishing and vanity presses. PRINT ON DEMAND is not bad as long as it’s done by professional companies and we use the best in America – Lightning Source. We do not do our publishing as a “print on demand” company.  We do our printing that way because it’s cost effective.  Lightning Source is actually a division of Ingram Books. We print in black & white and color. We print paperbacks and hardbacks (casebound  and with a dust jacket). Here are some of the specifications on our printing .

·         Covers are printed in full color 100lb glossy stock  paper for paperback.

·         Wire-O books are printed on 50lb. - 60lb. opaque white paper

·         Wire-O books covers are printed on 10 pt glossy cover stock

·         Perfect bound books are printed on 50lb.-60lb. opaque cream paper and white paper.

·         Perfect bound covers are printed on 10pt stock and are laminated

·         Hardback are printed in Casebound (cardboard hardback) and Cloth with dust jacket

·         Hardback Casebound cover is printed in Casebound laminated.

·         Saddle-stitch books are printed on 50lb opaque white paper or creme paper.

·         Saddle-stitch covers are printed on 100lb glossy book weight stock.

·         Color pages are 80lb. digital white paper stock-We currently only do Paperback.