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Editorial notes

Short pieces from the editors on craft, process, and the tools we use in the manuscript pipeline. Below the notes, a short honest record of what the imprint has done so far.

Editorial notes

From the journal

Short pieces on craft, process, and the tools we use. We publish roughly two a month.

Process

How we structure a three-pass edit

Tucker Peterson9 min read

Every manuscript that comes into the house goes through three passes — structural, line, and voice. Here is what each pass actually does, and where AI-assisted analysis fits in.

Tucker Peterson
May 14, 2025
Technology7 min

What AI-assisted analysis actually does

Comp-title research, readability scoring, metadata generation. We use AI for the parts that used to eat an editor's evening — a human editor reviews every output before it touches the manuscript.

Andrew MarshApril 8, 2025
Craft6 min

Comp titles: why they matter for KDP

Amazon categories are crowded. The right comp titles tell the algorithm where your book belongs — and tell the reader what to expect when they open it.

Priya SharmaMarch 12, 2025
Craft8 min

On voice: what editors listen for

Voice is the part of a manuscript that resists a checklist. Here is what our editors actually listen for on the third pass — and what they leave alone.

Tucker PetersonFebruary 19, 2025
Recognition

What we're proud of.

Claude Publishing is a young imprint, launched in 2021. We're building toward critical recognition — here is what we're proud of so far.

64%
KDP Top-10 rate

Of the titles we published in 2024, 64% reached the Top 10 in their Amazon KDP category during their first 90 days.

8
Editors on staff

Our editors come from MFA programs and legacy imprint editorial desks. Every manuscript is read by at least two of them before it goes to production.

340
Titles since 2021

Titles published since the imprint launched in 2021, distributed across 12 countries through Amazon KDP.

Press inquiries

This is a young imprint. We don't have press coverage to share yet — if you'd like to write about Claude Publishing, write to the editors directly and we'll respond within two business days.

editorial@claudepublishing.com

Read a manuscript the way our editors do.

Authors and agencies may submit a manuscript for the three-pass editorial review described in the journal above. We read every submission and respond within two business days.

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