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Kissed Publications and Literary Agency

Kissed Publications and Literary Agency, founded in 2003 by Kimberly T. Matthews, represents and e-publishes African-American mainstream fiction, Christian fiction and inspirational non-fiction works, consistently building productive working relationships with editors that help us advise you and guide your work toward the most appropriate markets. Our main focus is to represent literary fiction and non-fiction books for adults. We do not market poetry, magazine articles, screenplays, or scripts. In addition, we do not represent science fiction, mystery, fantasy, extraordinary violence, unnecessary profanity, or gratuitous sexuality. We digitally publish works, encompassing acquisition, copyediting, graphic design, production, printing, sales marketing and distributing on electronic platforms.

By Carolyn Kellogg January 9, 2014, 1:00 p.m. Writers prefer to be published by a traditional publisher over self-publishing. Go figure. More than 9,000 authors responded to questions about the publishing industry in a report to be issued next week. Of the writers surveyed, 57.8% said they'd rather go the traditional route with their next book than try self-publishing. These aren't just old-fashioned authors. That percentage includes writers who have been both self-published and traditionally published. What's more, the survey was conducted by Writers Digest and Digital Book World -- which certainly captures people interested in digital publishing. Of course, traditional publishing houses publish e-books too. They'll be among those at the Digital Book World Conference,...