Author: Angel Ackerman
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Inspiration and contemplation
As a traditional publisher, writer myself, freelance editor and journalist, I don’t escape words often. They provide my livelihood, and more than that, I genuinely revel in them. I typically have a window open on my browser where I draft and build my newsletters— like this one— but this edition…
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Books @ The Erotic Heritage Museum
From Ralph Greco: I have a bit of a history with Las Vegas’ Erotic Heritage Museum, as you probably have read me write about here. Chris also knows the place well and … Books @ The Erotic Heritage Museum
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Greco in Hippocampus
Ralph Greco Jr. had an article appear in Hippocampus Magazine’s craft section last week: Thinking, Writing, Selling Your Naughty Thoughts. In it, he summarizes advice from his 2023 memoir and writing craft book Writing Dirty Words.
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I went to a writing conference and came home with the keynote’s haircut
I have a “Networking for Writers” talk which I presented at the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group a few weeks ago to help prepare members for the conference that happened March 13-15. (You can see the slides as a paid subscriber to my Substack.) In that talk, I assume that everyone listening…
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Exciting news from the International Thriller Writers Association
When Dianna Sinovic asked me if I could apply for formal recognition as a publisher from the International Thriller Writers association, I did not expect that the application process would take two hours and require research, sections of my business plan and a copy of one of my contracts. Then I…
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It’s the Universe that matters
If I learned one lesson recently while reading Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, those books have reminded me that the absolute most important aspect of writing (and reading) is the universe. Readers deserve a universe that is rich, complicated and full of the right details, complex characters and a setting that comes alive. And sure—…
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Greco in Hustler this month
Ralph Greco Jr.— who has a writing craft book/memoir with Parisian Phoenix (Writing Dirty Words), served as an editor for our erotic kink anthology (Juicy Bits) and with M.Christian penned our nonfiction collection of sexual-themed essays (Sex: Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know)— has an article on female personalities in…
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What our bookstores say about us
I don’t know how I discovered Possible Futures, a bookstore and “community bookspace,” but visiting there was an experience, a special treat for the side of my publisher and academic self interested in critical theory and marginalized voices. I am linking to the about page on their website here, because…
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