SherisesstudiosReviews of sherisesstudios.com

Very disappointing experience from She Rises Studios as a co-author of a book collaboration to empower women. The project was pitched with "you'll receive guidance on writing". No guidance provided about structure of writing, just a suggestion to cut words from the draft to keep within the 1500 word limit. Only when the book had gone to print did I learn that my name doesn't appear on the front cover of the book, only my first name appears on the back cover. How can you contribute to a book and not get credit on the cover? Reduce the type face font, shorten names to initials and surname only, get all the authors' names visible on the book cover, give credit to all who contributed! Had I known upfront that my name wouldn't be credited, I would not have participated in this project SRS are based in the USA and weeks after the book became available on Amazon.com, the link to the book here in Europe - (Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr) - did not feature my name as co-author in the description - and with my name appearing neither in the book title or anywhere on the front cover, I felt there was a disconnect promoting the book when the front cover says it was written by someone else, and it kept showing as "unavailable" in the UK. The Amazon links now show me as an author, but everything about this project has been nothing short of frustrating She Rises Studios did not fulfil their agreement to provide 10 free copies of the anthology book to each author. A year after the book went to print I was still repeatedly chasing them to uphold the agreement. Finally, I received them shipped separately from Amazon; several of the books are damaged and She Rises Studios have done nothing to correct this notwithstanding multiple emails from me reminding them between December 2024 and March 2025. Communication is poor, they drop the ball and don't seem to care and for these reasons I cannot recommend them as a publisher I don't feel it was a worthwhile investment of my time or money. At least one of my co-authors feels the same way. If you are considering getting your story out there, honestly, after this experience, I would recommend self publishing, or research alternative publishing houses that are out there - another friend participated in a similar co-author anthology book and her name IS credited on the front cover

They seem to have great hearts and are providing wonderful opportunities for women to connect and increase visibility. Their inconsistent communication is problematic and at the root of many issues. During the writing phase of a multi-author anthology, deadlines on the original schedule came and went, with no communication. The first author's meeting was scheduled after some of the deadlines had already passed & when that was mentioned during the author meeting, the She Rises rep running the meeting seemed surprised the dates already passed. We were supposed to have regular author meetings, but only had 1 more. There was not as much guidance as the marketing to participate implied and the editing was merely grammar, nothing to improve the chapters' content. Despite all this, the launch went well. It seems publicity is their strong suit. Getting wholesale physical copies of the books has not happened after months (almost a year in some cases), with no explanation and at times telling authors not to ask about it or promising delivery dates that come and go, with no books still. This is extremely problematic. We authors have book signings scheduled & no books to sign. She Rises continues to publicize more and more offers to buy into writing in anthologies, their magazine and other projects, yet they are not adequately fulfilling on current obligations. I felt it important to provide the full picture for anyone considering investing in one of their projects, especially regarding their apparent inability to fulfill on the physical books (other than purchasing direct retail through Amazon).