Slickrock Press’ objective is to align your publication with your intent. If that is elegant, fine; if that is whimsical, great; and if that is hard-edged or funky, let’s do it!

First and foremost is your work itself. If you have written something that is meaningful to you, then we can help you bring that creation to life. If your goal is to produce a book, folio, wildly inventive “something” for which you have a good but incomplete idea, we can help you articulate and shape your project. Once a manuscript is completed, we will design, desktop-publish, and arrange for its printing and binding or other packaging.

If you have completed your book or chapbook manuscript, you may need some or all of the following tasks performed to prepare it for publication. Our content editors will help you develop and shape what you have to say. Our copyeditors and proofreaders will help you polish your manuscript by looking at grammar, punctuation, usage and structure. Our designer and art director will perform book design, layout, and desktop-publishing tasks. Our project manager will work with you to define your project, track each phase of the publishing process, ensure all work is completed and carefully checked, and endeavor to publish your project in a timely and efficient manner.

Slickrock Press will perform all administrative functions to get your book to the Library of Congress and into Books-in-Print, if you choose to do so. The book will be distribution-ready at the conclusion of our project.

The following process describes the work Slickrock Press performs for a book project, the most complex of our projects. However, we also use an abbreviated form of this procedure for other types of projects that are less complicated.

Analysis
We consult with you to determine your needs and desires for your project. This is a guided process of open dialogue and deep listening. Slickrock will have questions for you that will help us understand what you want. When we have agreed on a direction, you will be given a project plan plus a preliminary budget and timeline. This step is critical and saves time, money, and helps ensure clear expectations. This phase is generally brief but thorough.

Design
Work in this phase includes review and completion of your manuscript, content editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Slickrock Press publishes edited material only. In collaboration with you, we design the final look and feel of your work. When this is skillfully done, it will save time, money, frustration, and will help ensure your work is represented exactly as you wish it to be.

Development
We will produce a prototype or mockup of your final product. This is particularly useful when we are publishing a book. Nothing but a mockup/prototype clarifies understanding and minimizes misinterpretation of your vision. The mockup, with any changes, is used to produce the final product during the final phase. Slickrock Press will assign you an ISBN and a Library of Congress Control Number, should you wish these. A barcode will be purchased to place on your back cover. These three items are the basic requirements to have your book widely distributed in most bookstores or other public venues. The Library of Congress requires a unique ISBN, and a control number it assigns, in order to have the publication added to its collection in Washington, D.C.

Production
Your final document will be produced in an electronic form and you will sign-off on its content and design. Professional printing and binding or packaging is typically required when publishing a book. We will get bids, help with paper selection, and manage all interactions with the printer and bindery. After acceptance, we will provide a copy of your book, chapbook or portfolio to the Library of Congress, if you choose.

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