Creative Byline, Inc., is an independent company working with writers and book editors. We think of ourselves as match.com for writers and editors, bringing together people who write books and the editors who buy them.
Brad MacLean learned about the challenges of the submission process by watching (and listening to!) his wife, who's published several
books for children and young adults. Once he understood how frustrating the process is for everyone--writers, editors, publishers, and postal workers--he saw a problem worthy of his time.
A former executive at one of America's
most admired companies, Brad brought his 20 years of business experience to bear on solving the problem. He interviewed editors, heads of publishing conglomerates, and writers to validate the problem. He did exhaustive research on the industry. He created spreadsheets, databases, business plans, and use cases. The result is Creative Byline.
For writers, Creative Byline opens the door to publishing. We bring together editors from numerous publishers, make it easy for them to indicate their interests, and then make a direct connection between the writer and those interested editors. For editors, it's a way out of manuscript overload. And for publishers, it's a work process tool they can put to work to improve success rates and reduce costs.