At Paws and Claws Publishing, LLC, we want to publish books that give children and teenagers—as well as the adults who read to them, mentor them, guide them, and teach them—the kinds of books that will influence them to make a positive difference in our world and to be successful, well-rounded, compassionate human beings. Yes, Paws and Claws Publishing is a small company. We accept books from firs
t-time authors as well as established authors. We don’t expect every author to write sequels. We work one-on-one with each author from the time we first contact him or her. We don’t create cookie-cutter books. Every book is unique, tailored to the author’s story and message and desires, and enticing to readers and book buyers alike. Every author earns membership to an exclusive club: the Paws and Claws Publishing family. You see, once we commit to an author, we remain committed to him or her. We promote and market every author and their book(s) in perpetuity. Our books won’t go out of print. Each author’s family membership won’t expire. We have several advantages over large publishing houses. We care passionately about books. We always have, and we always will. We grew up reading, reading, and reading. We couldn’t devour enough books. All kinds of books. That’s why we want to publish books we believe in. Then we do our best to sell them. Naturally, we have to try to make a profit. Otherwise we’ll be out of business. Large publishers insist that every book make a profit. Some books make money immediately. Some don’t. We aren’t upset if a book is slower to sell than others. We think that’s fine. Every book we create is one of our children, and we love all of our children equally. We will always love them, no matter what. We’re a small, independent, privately owned publishing house. We publish books we believe in with our whole hearts. Books we want to publish and that we hope our readers will want to read. We have no hierarchical organization of men or women in suits to tell us what to do. We do what we believe is right. We have years of experience in all aspects of publishing, the drive to continue to grow Paws and Claws, and the desire to promote all of our books by all of our authors to sell as well as they possibly can in an ever-changing publishing landscape. We publish books the old-fashioned way. Books that have a classically published look. That’s what we think publishing is all about. That’s what we think readers and book lovers want.
