Red Arrow Media, the Bridge Between Self-publishing and Traditional Publishing.
“The Red Arrow Media team helped me transform my raw, green story into a finished novel with great artwork and interior design. Vanessa is enthusiastic, encouraging, and will help you discover how to release your writing gift to the world.”
— M.S. Brook, Author of the Warrior of the Dawn Fiction Series
A new mode of book publishing allowing authors ownership and creative control matched with the integrity and excellence of traditional publishing.
Who is Red Arrow Media?
Red Arrow Media is small, independent press offering writing services and traditional book publishing. We are best known for our innovative ideas, creative development, professionalism, and excellence.
Who is a Red Arrow Media Author?
Red Arrow Media Authors pay up front for services rendered—choosing from a variety of guided publishing options, from inception of a book idea to ghostwriting, editing, design, printing—and receive a larger portion of royalties after the Work is published.
Our team works with other professionals in the media industry to create excellent, top-selling books and offer sales, national and international distribution, marketing, and publicity.
Red Arrow Media authors have been featured in Sam’s Club stores nationwide, and in blogs and magazines such as The Huffington Post, FoxNews.com, Focus on the Family and The 700 Club.
How Can you Become a Red Arrow Media Author?
To be considered as a Red Arrow Media Author, you must first apply and be approved for a Preliminary Manuscript Review via our Services page. There you will find more detailed information about the review, and the next steps in publishing.
For ghostwriting services or a thorough review of your Work, please also see our Services page. In addition, we offer assistance in manuscript development, content development, mentoring and writing coaching via our book writing eCourse, My Story is My Own.
Please note that Red Arrow Media accepts manuscripts for consideration of Services and/or Publishing at its own discretion.
A Word About Platform
In today’s market, an author’s platform is of utmost importance. This can be daunting for authors as most of us would rather stay holed up in our comfortable secret place like hobbits than be the ones presenting our writing to the public. Many authors are not public speakers, nor do we want or know how to deliver new and fresh content to social media and the Internet. Isn’t that what a marketing team and publicist are for?
Yes…, and unfortunately, no. The merit of a writer’s Work no longer matters. Gone are the days of patrons like the Medici’s in medieval Italy who sponsored the Renaissance, Works by Michelangelo and others. Today an author’s work is judged by his or her fame or platform.
Yes, you read that correctly.
In a discussion with a book agent who often secures seven-figure deals for authors, the agent stated, “I won’t even look at an author’s work unless he or she has at least 100,000 followers.”
Daunting? Absolutely.
But do “followers” actually indicate “sales”? Right again. Creating a bestselling work is a synergy of many factors coming together, including but not limited to: a well-written Work; exceptional design; the platform an author has (along with increased growth and traction of the platform); a large marketing budget and savvy marketing team that is up-to-date on the latest and ever-changing social media apps and Internet advertisements, and finally a publicist who has connections to media outlets.
This is not intended to discourage you from publication. However, out of respect for the current market, we request than an author meet the following requirements to be considered for publication through Red Arrow Media:
A minimum base of 20,000 followers via social media, newsletter, or connection with a patron or influencers who will partner in marketing.
$30,000+ Marketing & Publicity Budget (Marketing and publicity services are offered by third-party partners to clients who have been accepted as a Red Arrow Media authors, and thereafter on a project-by-project basis.)
An author must work just as diligently, if not more than a publisher to promote his or her Work.
The factors listed above speak of who you are as an author, and what you’re willing to do alongside a publisher to make sure your Work gets into the hands of its intended audience. They are the essentials, the bare minimum of a successful book marketing campaign.