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Acquisitions & Editorial
Twenty-one years running Backstop Media — acquiring manuscripts, shepherding authors, and delivering 200+ titles from contract to final PDF.
The Backstop years →Est. Paso Robles, California
A word after a word
after a word is power.
I'm Troy Mott — a publisher, editor, and content strategist with fifteen years building audiences, shipping books, and shaping the voice of technology brands. Now I'm writing a new chapter with My Five Ravens.
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If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
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Even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties… I did not break.
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A word after a word after a word is power.
Chapters
A career in three acts
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Content & SEO Strategy
Grew O'Reilly Media's blog to 100K monthly visitors; delivered 650+ posts for Packt; led on-page SEO and campaigns for First American Home Warranty.
What I offer →03
My Five Ravens
A new small press committed to publishing fiction from debut authors — humans writing for humans, in an era that needs it.
Meet the press →Now Publishing
My Five Ravens
A small press for fiction written by humans, to be read by humans.
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