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First Steps Publishing: Fireside Press, White Parrot Press, Westwind Press

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At First Steps Publishing, we take raw manuscripts and turn them into carefully designed and well marketed masterpieces people want to read.

We have years of publishing and design experience and, being authors ourselves, we’ve been on both sides of the fence. We know the quality skills you deserve. As your publisher we are looking for undiscovered and talented authors with the potential for successful growth.

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FAQ – Hybrid Publishing

October 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

FIRESIDE PRESS CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS PUBLISHING SOUL FIRE PRESS Are you a self-publishing company or a vanity press? Neither. FIRESIDE, CMP and Soul Fire Press are the hybrid divisions of First Steps Publishing. Self-publishing companies generally will publish whatever is submitted to them, regardless of writing quality, careless editing, poor … [Read More...]

“eBook Formatting and Publishing Guide” by Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott

March 22, 2012 2 Comments

So, What is Ebook Formatting? Parrott’s Best-selling book, “Ebook Formatting and Publishing Guide” help any writer go from raw manuscript to well formatted, professional and validated epub file. (Which can easily be uploaded to Amazon KDP for Kindle). While there are many plug-and-go tools to get your into ebook format, Parrott’s step-by-step process ensures your… 

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— NEW & UPCOMING Releases —

War Under the Mango Tree, a military satire

A Vengeful Spirit, A Shelly Gale Mystery Book 1, by Lizzy Armentrout

A Vengeful Spirit: A Shelly Gale Mystery, Book 1

Off the Record, A Shae Rose Mystery by Diana Kilpatrick

Off the Record: A Shae Rose Mystery, Book 1

When the World Grows Cold, A Peaks Saga, Book 4 by MF Erler

When the World Grows Cold, Book 4 The Peaks Saga

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  • Allen Ballard
  • Lori McNamara
  • Carrie Merrill
  • Patricia Murphy Minch
  • Lizzy Armentrout
  • Amanda Schrader
  • M. F. Erler
  • Diana (Weinberger) Kilpatrick
  • Leslie Compton
  • Mel Smith
  • Joni Jesme
  • Dorothea Wollin Null
  • Mary Richards
  • Pat Wiley
  • Suzanne ‘Sumi’ Fyhrie Parrott

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First Steps Publishing is a TRADITIONAL PUBLISHER accepting only AGENTED SUBMISSIONS.  

FIRESIDE PRESS, is the hybrid division of FSP, offering the same professional services. FIRESIDE PRESS titles are regularly reviewed by First Steps Publishing for new, talented authors. While there is no guarantee of the number of titles First Steps signs each year, this is a way to get your foot in the door.


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