Publishing Info


Rocking Horse Publishing is now accepting submissions!

There are NO FEES to authors – very important. We are not a vanity press, when we say “we don’t accept every manuscript,” we mean it! Our turnaround time is approximately two months. We handle editing, proofing, formatting, cover design, marketing, ISBN, and copyright (which the author holds), and publish both paperback and E-format. There are no advances, but we do offer a very decent royalty rate.

You can see more details at our website.

Rocking Horse Publishing


I think I need my head examined. Wait – don’t answer that! I KNOW I do!

Once upon a time, we started a business called The Rocking Horse, Ltd. We were in Colorado, and we called ourselves an entrepreneurial conglomerate: we did a little of everything. When we moved to Texas, and decided to start a cleaning business a year or so later, we used the same name. Ditto for the old-time photo business a few years after that.

We moved that business to Missouri (are you seeing a pattern?), but then closed it down a few years ago when Dennis went back to retail. THEN we opened the bookstore.

And I published a book.

So, I got bored. Then I got to thinking. Hmmm.

Now, we’re also a publishing company. Seems like thinking is dangerous around here.

Shortly, we’ll be open to submissions. We plan to publish six or so books the first year, starting in January. We’re a small press, NOT a vanity publisher – we’ll be picky! And we won’t charge our writers a dime.

So now you know as much as I do, at this stage of the game….