About Us

Every so often a childhood dream turns into a beautiful reality. What began as an activity intended to occupy an energetic granddaughter while working from home, developed into a multi-dimensional business 15 years later.

Fishtail Publishing was first established in the second floor home office of Karin O’Neil. At an extra writing desk in the corner, Erin O’Neil began making plans for a publishing company. She wrote out her business plan, denoting marketing initiatives and event management strategies in different color markers. She crafted a slogan, “Welcome to a world of books; Sharing imagination in 1,000 ways.” She planned to use Powerpoint and television commercials as her primary marketing tactics. Erin wrote out book orders, drew stamps on mailing envelopes, marked “past due” on order forms, and punched numbers into a receipt printing calculator. One day, Karin even made her first business card.

Erin’s dream of helping others bring their work to life started back then and proudly continues today.

In 2019, Erin published her first book entitled, Gui Ren: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People. It was through this process that she found a passion for preserving authentic voices in writing and navigating the nitty gritty details of self-publishing. She not only told the story of her adventures through Southeast Asia, but she also began telling the story of how she managed to turn her travel blogs into a printed work. Since establishing Fishtail Publishing as an official LLC, Erin has made it her mission to empower others through self-publishing and encourage storytellers to make their voices heard.

By offering each of the critical elements from copyediting to website design, Fishtail Publishing is a one-stop-shop when it comes to creating and sharing your story. With Fishtail Publishing you’ll have confidence that your work is meaningfully developed and represented across all platforms with professionalism and authenticity.