Joy Carter Minor

Review of Mascot Books

I wanted to wait until my book was published so I ...

I wanted to wait until my book was published so I could be so elated that I would forget what a horrible experience this has been. When I saw the recent flurry of positive reviews, mostly from children's book authors, I decided the time was right to share my experience. I assumed I was paying for expert publishing services to publish my memoir "Forward from the Sea; Journey of a Black Woman Oceanographer and Engineer".

If this were my business, the level of service I received from the production editor would be unacceptable. After several iterations of cover designs, I ended up contracting someone else to do the cover design. I presented a full manuscript in December. By April, I had to solicit someone else to manage the efforts of Mascot's production editor. We had to give him deadlines and hold him accountable. It is June and we could still be months away from a published book.

This has been a very disappointing experience, something that I would NOT tolerate in my own professional experience. I would be happy to share my experience with anyone thinking about doing business with Mascot. I am on all social media platforms.