Author: Angel Ackerman
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Incorporating poetry into your writing practice
We held our last Writers Workshop at Easton Area Public Library focusing on poetry with Nancy Scott and Darrell Parry. Nancy and Darrell both read from their work and offered tips and prompts on how to incorporate poetry into any writing routine. Nancy mentioned unorthodox opportunities for publication and how the same event/inspiration can…
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Hour by hour storytelling?
I recently watched the 15 episodes of Season One of The Pitt available on streaming service HBO Max. It’s a medical drama with an opening reminiscent of the famous medical series ER that launched the career of George Clooney. It begins with a time on screen: 7 a.m. I have watched 15 episodes and…
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Look for us on MommaD’s BookTok
We recently packed a special PR box for booktok influencer MommaD. MommaD is a traveling nurse who reads a lot while working on the road… She supports and puts a lot of focus on independent/self-published authors, and she agreed to a box from Parisian Phoenix as a very small press. She not only…
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Supernatural Ponderings at Medina Books (Coopersburg, Pa.) this Saturday
Join authors Dianna Sinovic and Hugo Yelagin (and me!) as they signed their debut novels that released last week at Medina Books and Coffee on South Main Street in Coopersburg, Pa., this Saturday night, April 12, at 5 p.m. Dianna will have copies of Scream of the Silent Sun and Hugo will be promoting Deadlights. I will have copies of my…
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Supernatural Book Event April 12 at Medina Books in Coopersburg
Deadlights and Scream of the Silent Sun We can now revel in the official release of two new novels, Deadlights by Hugo Yelagin and Scream of the Silent Sun by Dianna Sinovic. Both authors will be joining me (Angel Ackerman) for a book signing and brief conversation on Why We Love the Supernatural in Print at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Medina Books and…
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You too can write poetry (a free workshop)
We’re hosting a poetry event this week at Easton Area Public Library Main Branch in downtown Easton. It’s our last writer’s workshop for a while as library staff has changed and the library will shift into summer programming soon. The event will begin around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, after a follow-up discussion from our…
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Let’s Talk About Poetry
It’s April now and that means National Poetry Month. Parisian Phoenix has three main celebrations scheduled: Speaking of poems, I had a poem (“If I Left My Mom a Suicide Note”) featured in the 2025 Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group anthology, Writing a Wrong.
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Celebrate Joan’s success
We would like to celebrate a recent success. It dips into the world of art and photography. Parisian Phoenix strives to connect artists of multiple mediums— from fine artists to illustrators, from writers to photographers, and Joan Zachary is one of those multi-faceted individuals who fits in our community. Joan has published…
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When the books “kick back”
Our art director talks about her experiences with some titles that just refuse to go to press. Is it Ingram? Is it us? I think it’s a combination.
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Poetry celebrations
April is National Poetry Month and we have lots of events planned. On April 10, we will have our last scheduled FREE monthly writers workshop at Easton Area Public Library. This month’s topic is Poetry in Everyday Life and will feature brief readings by McKenna Graf, Darrell Parry and Nancy Scott. There will be a few brief exercises…
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