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You Cannot Contact
A Philosophy.

S.O.L.L. Is You is a free educational map for authors. The lessons are public. The philosophy is public. The work of applying it belongs to you.

This is not a coaching funnel, subscription trap, or promise of publishing success. Use what helps. Ignore what does not. Build responsibly.

We Gave You the Map

S.O.L.L. does not exist to make authors dependent on us. It exists to help authors think clearly before they spend money, publish blindly, chase validation, or let someone else define success for them.

There is no required certification. No hidden next step. No secret paid door. The path is the work.

No-Chaser Principle:

The system can point. It cannot walk for you.

Ownership Still Matters

The S.O.L.L. System, S.O.L.L. Is You, The Rating Game series, and Book Five, UNRATED~: SOLL is You — The Rating Game Book Series Book 5, are creative and intellectual property developed by Em Green and Sean O’Leary.

The ideas are shared freely for author education. The ownership is not abandoned.

Please do not repackage, reproduce, resell, certify, or claim authorship of the system as your own.

Serious Inquiries

S.O.L.L. Is You is not built for casual advice requests. The lessons are the answer.

For rights inquiries, educational licensing, limited hardcover questions, professional media inquiries, or questions about the full S.O.L.L. bundle:

marginsaboundllc@pm.me

Keep inquiries direct, specific, and relevant.

Trusted Starting Points

S.O.L.L. is a map, not a replacement for official publishing, legal, financial, or distribution sources. When authors need formal action, they should go to the proper source.

ISBN Registration For U.S. ISBNs, start with Bowker.
myidentifiers.com
U.S. Copyright Registration For official U.S. copyright registration, start with the U.S. Copyright Office at the Library of Congress.
copyright.gov
Wide Ebook Distribution Draft2Digital can help authors distribute ebooks to multiple retailers and library-adjacent channels.
draft2digital.com
Library Discovery Authors should understand how readers borrow through library platforms such as Hoopla and OverDrive/Libby.
hoopladigital.com
overdrive.com/apps/libby
Print Distribution IngramSpark is one route for print distribution. Bookshop.org can support independent bookstores through book sales.
ingramspark.com
bookshop.org
Independent Author Education The Alliance of Independent Authors is a useful professional resource for independent authors researching publishing choices.
allianceindependentauthors.org

What We Will Not Do Here

We will not promise bestseller status. We will not guarantee visibility. We will not tell every author to take the same path.

Traditional publishing, independent publishing, hybrid paths, bookstores, libraries, direct sales, AI tools, and media visibility can all have a place.

The question is not which path is morally superior. The question is which path fits the author, the book, the reader, and the goal.

Learn the World Behind It

S.O.L.L. Is You comes from the larger world of The Rating Game book series.

For the series, characters, books, and story world behind the philosophy, go to:

ratinggamebooks.com

That is where the fictional and philosophical world surrounding S.O.L.L. belongs.

Final Contact Rule

If you need the lessons, begin with the lessons.

If you need official action, go to the official source.

If you need rights, licensing, media, or bundle information, email directly.

S.O.L.L. Principle:

A map is useful only when the traveler stops asking the map to move.

You Cannot Contact A Philosophy.