Your Questions. Answered.
Is Masterful Person Company a vanity press?
No.
We offer Hybrid and Traditional publishing contracts. We care about your creative work as much as you do.
Vanity presses are publishers for hire and typically maintain a royalty share (that means they keep some of your money when you sell books). MPC publishes only selected books and, for our hybrid contracts, share ZERO PERCENT of your royalties. That means you keep 100% of the money you earn when your book sells.
BEWARE! If you receive a reach out from an individual or company claiming to have seen your work and wanting to publish it for you for a fee, BE ALERT! These are frequently vanity press scams. Don’t bite!
What percent of submissions do you publish?
We offer as many hybrid and traditional contracts as our editors can handle while maintaining our standard of excellence. We look for quality work that is inspirational, intelligent, thought-provoking, and unique.
Even if you aren’t an author yet, if your story is worth hearing, we would love the opportunity to work with you. We pride ourselves on turning writers into authors.
So, the answer is, we don’t publish a set percent of submissions we receive. If you have a good story, we would love to be a part of it.
Why should I trust Masterful Person Company?
Ask our authors!
Masterful Person Company helped J.S. Furlong grow her first book from a simple ebook to a Barnes & Noble seven times best seller.
Our company is built on overcoming the challenges writers face when becoming authors and helping advancing career authors find a creative home where no book they love will ‘die on submission.’
RESPECT THE WORK: We want the author’s work to be the best it can be in the author’s voice. We want the cover, interior and print to be a quality product. We are not a publisher that cuts corners to make a profit at the author’s expense.
RESPECT THE AUTHOR: We strive to be fair, respectful, and honest and to have a life long relationship with our authors. This is why we offer a 100% 21-day money back guarantee. If you have struggled with other publishers, give us a try.
What services are included?
We are a full service publisher offering editing, publishing and marketing services. We also offer author education courses.
See the services page for additional information.
What is hybrid publishing?
Hybrid publishing allows an author to access professional creative and publishing services for a work of their choosing while serving as the primary investor in the work. The advantage of publishing in this way is the author receives 100% retention of rights and 100% royalty receipt. The author has the ability to select any services they need. Unlike many hybrid publishers, authors keep 100% of their royalties at Masterful Person Company.
What is the difference between hybrid and traditional publishing?
Authors that choose hybrid publishing invest in their work and only select the services they want. Therefore, hybrid authors receive 100% of their royalties at Masterful Person Company.
Traditional contracts offered by Masterful Person Company do not require investment from the authors. Terms of traditional contracts vary depending on the work.
Traditionally, Hybrid authors keep a higher royalty percentage and more creative control over their work. Traditional book deals are difficult to get and often exclude wonderful manuscripts which don’t fit the publisher’s sales goal. Hybrid publishing has a lower barrier to entry.
At Masterful Person Company, authors will publish quality work regardless of which publishing route they take. Masterful Person Company selects between one and three titles per year for traditional contracts based on commercial potential and market trends.
If I submit my work, can I trust that my story won’t be used by someone else?
We will never share your work without your permission. We will never use your work without your explicit knowledge. We delete all copies of your work if we are no longer of service to you.
Also note, as an author, you own the copyright for your original work. Our team will never violate that copyright, and only work on your book in the way that you choose from our offered services.