Ballast Bookstore

Our Director of Production, Kayleigh Rucinski, came to us in 2022 with a robust educational background from Belmont University and valuable professional experience in the field of publishing.

Many people dream of publishing a book. But turning that dream into a reality can seem daunting. Where do you start?

Have you ever spent an hour working on your manuscript only to realize you haven’t really accomplished anything? You only wrote one line when you meant to finish one page. You were struck with writer’s block and spent the whole time playing on your phone. Or you got distracted and never wrote anything at all.