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About Small Blue Dog

SmallBlueDog-logoSmall Blue Dog Publishing serves authors and publishing industry clients globally from a base in Brisbane, Australia.

Belinda Pollard founded the business in 1998, and coordinates a team of freelance specialists to produce trade quality books — both paperbacks and ebooks.

Services include:

  • manuscript development
  • structural editing
  • content editing
  • copy editing
  • proofreading
  • book design, including covers and typesetting
  • ebook creation
  • book marketing

Fees are based on the rates recommended by the Australian Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

View the latest rate card here: 2011-2012_freelance_rates-1

Why the funny name?

The business was originally known as Write Angles, but no one could spell it. Misdirected emails are rare since the business was renamed in March 2010!

Our new name captures the agile nature of our small structure. As they say, it’s not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Company mascot keeping her nose to the grindstone and her ear to the ground (or possibly thinking about a nap…)

And, you can spell it, can’t you!

Killarney Pollard, the original Small Blue Dog, is a blue-and-tan Aussie terrier. An early love of newspapers hinted at her publishing career to come, even if she digested them through the wrong part of her face. These days her involvement in the business is mostly ceremonial because, frankly, her spelling ain’t that great.
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PO Box 310,
Lawnton, Queensland, 4501
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I hope to see you again soon. ~ Belinda

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