Publishing notes

Maple Peaks has published the two FeatherQuest books: FeatherQuest Discovery and FeatherQuest Utah. The point of this page is not to pretend publishing is simple. It is to share what the process teaches when an idea has to become a real book, a launch, and a community around it.

I can write about what I learned and, when it is a fit, walk another creator through self-publishing or a Kickstarter launch. I am not currently looking to publish books directly for other people.

• Turning a personal project into a book people can actually use.
• Structuring a field guide so learning feels like progress, not homework.
• Preparing a Kickstarter launch and communicating with backers.
• Coordinating writing, photography, design, production, and fulfillment lessons learned.
• Building community around a book through guides, events, and experiences.
• Knowing when a book is a product, a teaching tool, and an invitation at the same time.

Full articles will come from specific stories and decisions in the FeatherQuest process. Until those are written, this page keeps the promise narrow and honest.

If you are considering self-publishing or launching on Kickstarter, I can help you think through the path: what to make first, how to test interest, how to plan the work, and where creators commonly underestimate the effort.

That guidance is different from becoming your publisher. Maple Peaks is not currently offering to publish books directly for outside authors.

The fastest path is a short email. Say what you are trying to improve, where the process feels stuck, or what you want to build. Maple Peaks will reply from there.