FAQ
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What is Blissful Living Publishing?
Blissful Living Publishing is a purpose-driven publishing house dedicated to creating meaningful books that educate, elevate, inspire, empower, and transform.
We are building a carefully curated catalog of books across areas including wellbeing, personal growth, wisdom and mindset, purposeful prosperity, leadership, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, inspirational stories, and educational and legacy works.
Our philosophy is simple:
Books should leave readers with something worth carrying forward.
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What makes Blissful Living Publishing different?
We believe publishing is about more than producing a book.
It's about honoring meaningful ideas, respecting the author's voice, creating an exceptional reader experience, and producing work capable of making a lasting contribution.
We approach each project with four guiding principles:
Elevate • Educate • Inspire • Impact
Our goal is not simply to build a large catalog.
Our goal is to build a library of transformation.
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Who founded Blissful Living Publishing?
Blissful Living Publishing was founded by Rochel Marie Lawson, PhD, RN, AHP, CMS, an entrepreneur, author, speaker, wellness expert, and transformational leader.
Her experience as an author and creator of intellectual property inspired a larger vision: to build a publishing house where purposeful voices, meaningful stories, valuable expertise, and transformational ideas could be developed into books capable of serving readers for generations.
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What types of books does Blissful Living Publishing consider?
We are particularly interested in works related to:
Wellbeing & Holistic Living
Personal Growth & Transformation
Wisdom & Mindset
Wealth & Purposeful Prosperity
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Women's Empowerment
Inspirational & Purpose-Driven Stories
Educational & Legacy Works
We may consider books outside these areas when the work strongly aligns with our mission, editorial philosophy, and publishing direction.
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Do you accept unsolicited manuscripts?
When submissions are open, we may accept manuscripts, proposals, and book concepts directly from prospective authors.
Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication. Every project is evaluated for alignment with our mission, editorial direction, quality standards, audience, and current publishing priorities.
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Do I need a literary agent to submit?
Unless a particular submission opportunity states otherwise, a literary agent is not required to introduce your work to Blissful Living Publishing.
We want meaningful ideas to have an opportunity to reach us, including those from first-time authors, established experts, entrepreneurs, professionals, educators, speakers, and thought leaders.
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Do I need a completed manuscript?
Not necessarily.
We may consider both completed manuscripts and promising book concepts or proposals, depending upon the project and our current publishing capacity.
If your manuscript isn't finished, be prepared to tell us about your concept, intended reader, why the book matters, your qualifications or connection to the subject, and what you hope the reader will gain from it.
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Do you work with first-time authors?
Yes. Previous publishing experience is not necessarily required.
We are interested in the strength of the idea, the author's voice, the purpose of the work, its potential value to readers, and the author's willingness to participate professionally in the publishing process.
A first book can be the beginning of an extraordinary body of work.
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Do I need a large social media following?
No.
An established audience can certainly help with book discovery and marketing, but follower count alone does not determine whether a manuscript is meaningful or whether an author has something valuable to contribute.
We consider the broader picture, including the work itself, intended audience, subject matter, author expertise or experience, platform where relevant, and alignment with our publishing mission.
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What should I submit?
Submission requirements may vary by project.
Generally, prospective authors should be prepared to provide:
Your name and contact information
Working or final book title
Book category or genre
A brief description of the book
The intended reader
Why you wrote—or want to write—the book
What you want readers to gain from it
Current manuscript status
Approximate word count, if available
A brief author biography
Relevant expertise, credentials, experience, or connection to the subject
Information about your existing audience, business, organization, or community, if applicable
Your publishing goals
Additional materials may be requested during the review process.
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What happens after I submit my manuscript or proposal?
Your submission will be considered for alignment with Blissful Living Publishing's mission, editorial direction, current publishing priorities, and project requirements.
If we believe there may be a potential fit, we may contact you for additional information, manuscript materials, or a publishing conversation.
Because every project is different, response times may vary.
Submission does not guarantee acceptance, publication, representation, distribution, or a publishing agreement.
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Will you tell me why my manuscript was not accepted?
When possible, we may provide general feedback, but we cannot guarantee individualized editorial evaluations for every submission.
A decision not to proceed does not necessarily mean a manuscript lacks value. Publishing decisions can be influenced by editorial fit, catalog direction, timing, resources, market considerations, and current publishing priorities.
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What happens if my book is accepted?
If we believe your project may be a good fit, we'll discuss the proposed publishing pathway before moving forward.
Depending upon the project and publishing arrangement, this may include planning for editorial development, proofreading, cover design, interior design and formatting, metadata, production, distribution, publication, and agreed launch or promotional activities.
The specific services, responsibilities, financial terms, rights, approvals, timeline, and deliverables associated with your project will be documented in your publishing agreement.
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How long does it take to publish a book?
There is no single timeline that applies to every project.
The publishing schedule can depend upon factors such as manuscript readiness, editing requirements, revisions, design, proofreading, author response times, production specifications, distribution setup, and launch planning.
If your project moves forward, an anticipated schedule will be discussed as part of the publishing process.
We believe in thoughtful publishing rather than rushing a book into the marketplace before it is ready.
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Will I have input into my book's design?
Collaboration is important to us.
The exact approval process will depend upon the publishing agreement, but our goal is to create a finished book that honors the author's work while meeting professional publishing, design, production, and reader-experience standards.
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Will you change my writing?
Editing should strengthen a book—not erase the person who wrote it.
Depending upon the project, editorial recommendations may address structure, clarity, consistency, readability, grammar, flow, positioning, or other elements.
We value the individuality of an author's voice and believe the finished book should remain authentically connected to the person behind it.