Forward Thinking Publishing was set up by Ann Lamb (formerly Hobbs) to help self-help authors get their story out into the world. She wrote her first book Kick Ass Your Life in 2015 and self-published it. Ann says “it was like giving birth to a baby”. The process was scary and overwhelming but she made her way through and is now excited to be sharing her knowledge.
Her next challenge was to how to market her book. She found it impossible only having written one book. This frustrated Ann so she set up a publishing company called Forward Thinking Publishing. She had an idea that if she had more than one author sitting under this umbrella then she would be able to market her book and get it into book stores. This was how Forward Thinking Publishing was born.
Ann started out as a holistic therapist and then became a coach. She has more than 20 years experience in the coaching and self-development industry.
Ann wants to encourage self-help authors, coaches and holistic therapists to get their message out into the world and has set up Forward Thinking Publishing to take away the headaches and have the support they need to produce a great book.
Forward Thinking Publishing has a team of experts including editors, typesetting, book designers and website designers helping them to create and publish great looking books. We are a one shop stop for publishing your story.
We know how hard it is to write and keep the momentum going and then to navigate the self-publishing highway. We are here at every stage of your journey – idea to book!
Forward Thinking Publishing is here to support those authors so wherever you are on your journey then we can help.
Why publish with Forward Thinking Publishing?
Forward Thinking Publishing ethos is we are stronger as a unit rather than individual authors. We have strength in numbers and this gives us more opportunities as authors. Individual authors are struggling to get into bookstores and have the same opportunities as traditional publishing houses and so collectively we have more strength. The more authors we publish under the umbrella of Forward Thinking Publishing we all have more strength to compete with the bigger publishing houses.
You are still in control of your book, you maintain copyright and you can make all the decisions self-publish authors like with the support and guidance of Forward Thinking Publishing.
It is still up to you to market your book, who better to market it then the author. However, Forward Thinking Publishing will support all authors wherever we can, by having a bio and link to their book on our website and by running events. You are still in control of marketing your book. We take no royalties, you only pay for the service you require, there are no hidden costs.
Lisa Ravenscroft works on book cover designs for Forward Thinking Publishing. With a background in graphic design for an in-house corporate, she also works in the freelance field, where she explores various applications of graphic design to promote clients projects such as logo design, poster series’, book formatting, photography and company publications.
Cover design is an art form in it’s own right, as it must describe what the book is about without giving anything away. She loves talking to authors to find out what inspired them to write their book, tap into any visual ideas and thoughts they may have and suggest ways to bring it into the world with as much impact as possible. It might be that there is a clear idea with existing material, in which case it will be professionally presented ready for print. Or, having spoken to and gleaned some background on the author and their journey, come up with a variety of designs for discussion. The idea will be worked through closely with the authors input until they are confident to go to print with their finished cover. She has been working with Forward Thinking Publishing for over three years and really enjoys being a part of this dynamic and creative team.