Author: Angel Ackerman
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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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Reflections on Dr Seuss
For most of my life, Green Eggs and Ham was my favorite book. I brought it home from the school library so many times that my mother would groan, “Oh, no. Not Green Eggs and Ham again.” And when I grew up, I bought myself a copy in French— and as a university student…
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Events at Medina Books & Coffee in PA and Tatnuck Booksellers in MA
Medina Book & Coffee has rescheduled the supernatural book signing for Scream of the Silent Sun and my magic-laden, spicy horror series (Fashion & Fiends) from March 29 to April 12. If you planned on joining us for that event at the bookstore on Main Street in Coopersburg, Pa., note the change on…
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A unique tattoo cover
In the next couple weeks I should have in my hands the first copies of Dianna Sinovic’s supernatural thriller, Scream of the Silent Sun. The official release date is April 5, and I can confidently announce that pre-orders should be live by the end of the weekend. Origins of the tattoo cover…
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Lehigh Valley Writing Community Events
Please don’t forget, the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group has their annual writers conference, The Write Stuff, March 13-15. Parisian Phoenix authors Angel Ackerman, Larry Sceurman and Dianna Sinovic (all members of the group, Angel also serves as president, and Dianna serves as a board member and anthology chair) will be at the event’s book fair in…
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Building some hype for spring– and our RV book
You know the old saying, “March: In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb.” It’s been 50 degrees, and it’s the last week of February/first week of March. Does that mean that after all this cold winter, we’re going to see snow and storms in March? The weather reports announced…
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Thoughts on Characters (and The Gilmore Girls)
I recently gave a free workshop on Building Memorable Characters at Easton Area Public Library. We have two more workshops scheduled at the library: Thursday, March 13: Publishing Basics Thursday, April 10: Poetry in Everyday Life with McKenna Graf, Darrell Parry & Nancy Scott At our workshop last night, we talked about types of characters and how…
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