There is a fresh face in the publishing world, Kim Jacobs, owner of Turquoise Morning, LLC. Her dream come to reality company, Turquoise Morning Press is an exciting new option for authors looking to find a home for their work. I first met Kim at the KYOWA Dogwood Writers Conference in 2009. For a year and a half I knew her as romance author Maddie James. Her gracious enthusiasm was instrumental in me becoming more serious about my own writing.

When she launched Turquoise Morning Press last May at her Career Writers Network Workshop, I couldn’t have been more excited. Watching this endeavor grow into a viable business is no surprise to me. Our conversations throughout the last few years convinced me of her ability to take 30+ years in the writing and education worlds and develop a company that advocates for new writers and provides yet another platform of success for established authors.

One of the most appealing aspects of Turquoise Morning Press as a publishing house is that Kim has not limited the company to a single genre. TMP publishes everything from anthologies, fantasy, romance, and memoir to children’s, middle grade, and young adult books. She has assembled a cohesive team of editors whose skills are varied enough to assure each author gets personalized attention. It is a balanced package tied up neatly in one small press, something I think is unique to TMP.

I am working my way through the book lists at TMP collecting the ebook offerings in my favorite genres as well as purchasing the print books to go on my “author friends” bookshelf. The publishing world has been turned on its ear by the advent of digital book readers and Kim is wisely guiding Turquoise Morning Press to the forefront of small publishing houses by simultaneously releasing their offerings in both print and ebook formats. This is one company that I believe is destined to become a star!