Publishing
In many ways, writing a book is easier than getting it published. A writer has total control while crafting a work; from their hands to the reader contains entails navigating many steps that cumulatively take away control from the writer and ceding it to others.
To make this process less painful, I founded Shawmut Peninsula Press.
Shawmut Peninsula Press
Working to get my first books published was difficult at times. For example, one editor had a tremendous problem with quoting architects (he thought they lacked credentials and relevant authority unless they had a PhD), a major issue when the book was focused on architecture.
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At the same time, there is the problem of mainstream publishers lack of Latinx writers. Despite making up twenty percent of the US population, only a small fraction of big publishing house writers were Latinx. To address these and other issues, I founded Shawmut Peninsula Press.
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The name honors the indigenous people who lived in what is now Boston before the coming of Europeans. A Boston-based press is also in the strong tradition of Boston publishing. WE have a long tradition of independent publishing. SPP fits into that history.
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To find out more about Shawmut Peninsula Press, go here.
