Author: Angel Ackerman

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  Introducing Larry’s Stories on Substack

  Yesterday I spent some time with Larry Sceurman, author of The Death of Big Butch and the short story collection Coffee in the Morning. Working with his wife, Barbara, we constructed a basic Substack. Larry’s new Substack newsletter “Larry’s Stories” will feature his philosophical musings from his own life experience,…

  14 Mar 2024
• from the publisher new releases news

  A Monolith Celebration

  Last night, I had the pleasure of attending an on-line release party for a new middle grade fiction novel, Monolith, by author Jess Rinker. I have known Jess since high school and we have casually conversed during the last fifteen years about our lives and our creative goals. Her youngest…

  13 Mar 2024
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  The weekend activities of GLVWGers

  This post is not about my publishing company, nor is it about our authors nor myself. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure to attend an online question-and-answer session with award-winning horror author Jonathan Maberry who will be the keynote speaker at The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group The Write Stuff…

  6 Mar 2024
• from the publisher

  Some publishing definitions

  Definitions used in publishing These definitions are my own. Search these terms and your will find a lot of descriptions. Click here to read a good one from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. I’m debating how to organize this list, as I may go with alphabetical. Part of…

  3 Mar 2024
• fiction from the publisher review

  The community that keeps me going

  A simple thank you can go a long way. As a volunteer, an editor and even as a writer, I hear “thank you” many times. Some people believe in cards, or gestures like flowers and gifts, but for me, even the slightest hint of “thank you” in a text or…

  29 Feb 2024
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  Headshots

  Little things mean a lot. That’s the simple way to put it. But sometimes, things don’t have to be fancy to be fancy to be effective. That’s how I feel about headshots. Authors need a polished headshot. It doesn’t need to be elaborate. You don’t even have to get dressed…

  28 Feb 2024
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  What I read in February (and the flashlight dilemma)

  I thought it would be fun to share the books I read in February. I think I read ten books in January, but then I had an editing blitz late in the month where I read a lot of novels back to back. And I started watching television instead of…

  25 Feb 2024
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  Renewing Habits

  Hi. Does anybody realize we’re at the end of February already? I mean, I guess I did but I also didn’t. I have so many small odds and ends going on that it’s hard to focus on what needs to be told to the world. So bear with me as…

  23 Feb 2024
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  How God Uses Critical Events to Move Us Forward

  By Thurston D. Gill Jr. The following is Thurston Gill’s February edition of Phulasso Living, the newsletter for his fans and those who wish to participate in his emergency preparedness initiatives. Find in on Substack, if you wish to subscribe or see more click here. To order a copy of…

  15 Feb 2024
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  Nancy Scott featured in disability anthology

  Our beloved Nancy Scott received her copies of the disability-themed anthology, Behind Our Eyes 3: A Literary Sunburst, featuring three of her works. Behind Our Eyes is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, that supports and inspires the writing of people with disabilities, develops and promotes positive public opinion regarding people with disabilities, provides meaningful…

  9 Feb 2024