Archway Publishing is a division of Simon & Schuster. They sent me an unsolicited, cold email a couple of weeks ago asking if I was interested in their help in self-publishing my future books. I wrote back explaining that I am well versed in self-publishing but needed marketing expertise. Still, much of my time spent in self-publishing is in the editing, formatting, cover design, and other things, all of which take time.

Their services are expensive, and I’m not surprised. Isn’t everything expensive? There will be a lot of labor on their end, which they need to recoup. I need to do more research and analysis before I decide. Plus, I want to get closer to finishing the book before I involve them, if at all. However, I sent them the first four chapters of Consortium Book 8 to see whether they were truly interested in helping me and gather data on their sincerity.