Ravenhawk Books

Ravenhawk Books Publishing consultant, young talent acquisitions, editor, ghostwriter, distribution reconciliation.

The 6DOF Company began on September 6, 1982 as an international consulting company. The Ravenhawk Books royalty publishing house and corresponding imprint was established October 15, 1996. The first title produced by Ravenhawk is “Heartstrings and Tailtuggers” by Penny Porter. Many fine books have followed including two titles that were nominated for Pulitzers; “Beyond Peleilu” by Peter Baird and

“Summertime Blues” by Sharon Sheeley. Ravenhawk authors enjoy international distribution for their books and Ravenhawk boasts, “The most author-friendly publishing agreement in the world.” Although author queries are accepted by invitation only for the Ravenhawk imprint, some of our authors also offer publishing consulting support such as ghostwriting, independent editing and cover design services for those independent authors that prefer to go it on their own. You can follow CEO, Publisher, Editor, Ghostwriter, Search & Rescue activist on Twitter and Facebook.com/KarlArthur3 and “We look forward to hearing from you.”

--Write well, market smart, and prosper.

09/16/2025

Okay, stop whining...lol... here's more top Literary Agents for you:

1. Trident Media Group / Top category: Fiction: Women’s/Romance
2. Writers House / Top category: Children’s: Middle Grade
3. Folio Literary Management / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult
4. Sterling Lord Literistic / Top category: Nonfiction: Health
5. ICM / Top category: Nonfiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs
6. The Bent Agency / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult
7. Foundry Literary + Media / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult
8. Marly Rusoff & Associates / Top category: Fiction: General/Other
9. Inkwell Management / Top category: Nonfiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs
10. The Knight Agency / Top category: Fiction: Women’s/Romance
Top Literary

09/01/2025

Four personal journeys that show just how impactful public libraries can be

08/31/2025
An interesting option, maybe, for those of you that have exhausted efforts for a traditional agreement. I still sugges...
08/30/2025

An interesting option, maybe, for those of you that have exhausted efforts for a traditional agreement. I still suggest you pursue traditional publishing before investing in self-publishing, however, this may be an option for you, and I stress, might be. I cannot speak to their integrity, as always INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY before investing. They charge a yearly flat fee of $199.00 (US) and allegedly you can publish multiple books with them. They are located in Australia, I do not know how that may affect the quality of their support. Please remember, you will still need to promote and market your books and drive your readers/book buyers, to their site to buy your book. Many of you might be tired of me repeating myself, but please, do NOT invest any more than you could afford to flush down the toilet.

As always --Write well, market smart and prosper.

08/23/2025

Okay, stop whining...lol... here's more top Literary Agents for you:

Pippin Properties / Top category: Children’s: Picture Book

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates / Top category: Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

William Morris Endeavor / Top category: Fiction: General/Other

Andrea Brown Literary Agency / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult

Janklow & Nesbit / Top category: Fiction: General/Other

Jane Rotrosen Agency / Top category: Fiction: Women’s/Romance

LevelFiveMedia / Top category: Nonfiction: Business/Investing/Finance

Dystel & Goderich Literary Management / Top category: Nonfiction: Cooking

Yates & Yates / Top category: Nonfiction: Religion/Spirituality
Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency / Top category: Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

"Will it EVER be released? --Can't say.
08/23/2025

"Will it EVER be released?

--Can't say.

08/23/2025

Need an Editor? Make absolutely certain the one you hire is for real. Here are a few that are legit. Legit/competent, yes, cheap--NO.

Editor Associations
IAPO, ACES, IPEd, IEG, SfEP. EditorCanada, WGA AGA.

TOP EDITORS
Kevin Anderson & Associates
NY Book Editors
ebook launch
Jen Blood Editing
J. Thorn -- specializes in scfi, horror, dark fantasy, dystopian
The Novel Doctor -- Steve Parolini noveldoctor.com
Victoria Mixon
Roz Morris -- UK, Europe
LibroEditing
Andrew Noakes -- Historical fiction
Winning Edits
Kirkus Editorial
The Literary Consultancy -- UK, Europe
The Blue Garret -- Kristen Tate
Deborah Bancroft
Sarah Kolb-Williams -- KolbWilliams.com
Jodie Renner -- JodiRennerEditing.com

08/23/2025

Nothing is wrong with dreaming of a bestseller, most all authors, including myself, have done that; you can’t achieve a bestseller unless you try, can you? No. Yes, try, give it everything you can, within reason. Although, here is a dose of reality you should consider: Throwing money at a book will not necessarily result in sales. You can invest $250K in marketing your book and it still may not sell. There are always what we call the “X” factors of bookselling that can at any time jump out and bite you in the ass, and there is nothing you can do about it. I’m not saying, don’t spend money, just understand, folks; it is a crap shoot, at best. So do NOT invest any more than you could afford to lose at a casino. We’ve been at this since 1988, we’ve had successful books, and we’ve had losers that should have sold but did not. –Write well, market smart and prosper. Ravenhawk Books

08/20/2025

The Vanity Press blizzard continues across all social media. Please, before you commit to that option or self-publishing, exhaust all reasonable possibilities of landing a traditional publishing deal. Here's some folks you should try to contact, that may or may not assist you:

LITERARY AGENTS

1. Trident Media Group / Top category: Fiction: Women’s/Romance
2. Writers House / Top category: Children’s: Middle Grade
3. Folio Literary Management / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult
4. Sterling Lord Literistic / Top category: Nonfiction: Health
5. ICM / Top category: Nonfiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs
6. The Bent Agency / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult
7. Foundry Literary + Media / Top category: Children’s: Young Adult
8. Marly Rusoff & Associates / Top category: Fiction: General/Other
9. Inkwell Management / Top category: Nonfiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs
10. The Knight Agency / Top category: Fiction: Women’s/Romance

--Write well, market smart and prosper.

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The 6DOF Company began on September 6, 1982 as an international consulting company. The Ravenhawk Books royalty publishing house and corresponding imprint was established October 15, 1996. The first title produced by Ravenhawk is “Heartstrings and Tailtuggers” by Penny Porter. Many fine books have followed including two titles that were nominated for Pulitzers; “Beyond Peleilu” by Peter Baird and “Summertime Blues” by Sharon Sheeley.

Ravenhawk authors enjoy international distribution for their books and Ravenhawk boasts, “The most author-friendly publishing agreement in the world.” Although author queries are accepted by invitation only for the Ravenhawk imprint, some of our authors also offer publishing consulting support such as ghostwriting, independent editing and cover design services for those independent authors that prefer to go it on their own.

You can follow CEO, Publisher, Editor, Ghostwriter, Karl Lasky on Twitter @KarlLasky and Facebook.com/KarlArthur3 “We look forward to hearing from you.”

--Write well and prosper.