Author Archives: Angel Ackerman

NetGalley: A Starving Artist Resource for the Latest Books

If you are a writer and/or author, you have a duty to stay current. Just like any profession, the writer must know what is happening in the industry. Common advice points toward Amazon for information on trends, genres and even as a source to show what covers sell. And, of course, writers should read allContinue reading “NetGalley: A Starving Artist Resource for the Latest Books”

The social aspects of writing community

In an effort to connect more writers, artists, authors and other creative professionals, Parisian Phoenix believes in networking, sharing resources, offering support and mentoring. Publisher Angel Ackerman routinely corresponds with journalism students who take classes with art director Gayle Hendricks in her role as graphic design professor at local colleges. She also serves as aContinue reading “The social aspects of writing community”

Your Amazon figures do not mean squat

As you may have noticed, this forum has recently contained more shares from my personal blog (angelackerman.com) than news about publishing in the last few days. Last week left me springing from one thing to the next, again and again. Every day I face choices as a publisher versus a mom versus a writer. DoContinue reading “Your Amazon figures do not mean squat”

Life truly is stranger than fiction

Angel Ackerman shares some local oddities with photographer Joan Zachary. Who doesn’t want to see a field of dinosaurs? I loved being a newspaper reporter and I adored working for weeklies the best. Weekly newspaper reporters typically had a geographic beat, whereas … Inspiring tour of the Phillipsburg area… cats, dinosaurs and Edison’s concrete houses

Movie Review: M3GAN and BookTube announcement

Greetings everyone! This week got away from me— as some weeks do from all of us I suppose– but I did take a minute to go see the horror satire M3GAN and recorded my thoughts on my personal blog and portfolio, angelackerman.com. I’ll do my best to keep sharing writing-related and upcoming Parisian Phoenix topicsContinue reading “Movie Review: M3GAN and BookTube announcement”

Social media, BookTok & Building Readership

Publisher’s Note: Hi! It’s almost 7 a.m. on a winter morning in January and I (Angel) am drinking my coffee, reflecting and sharing with you. Before I move to today’s topic, BookTok, I want to share a personal story that isn’t related to the topic, but it’s a good reminder of maintaining good habits andContinue reading “Social media, BookTok & Building Readership”

There’s a whole lot of books on Hulu right now

Eva Parry introduced me (Parisian Phoenix Publisher Angel Ackerman) to Octavia E. Butler. She had read the Xenogenesis series (now Lilith’s Brood from what I can tell) as part of a high school independent reading project. She has been trying to get me to read them for years, but I kept telling her no. KINDREDContinue reading “There’s a whole lot of books on Hulu right now”

Grammar Girl may inspire a toast for the historical and fantasy writers (and how our publisher’s day job can help you grow your craft)

That title may be a bit much. But this blog post will contain a lot. We want to inspire. We want to share. We want to reassure. Backstory: The Day Job As a boutique publisher of craft books in its youth, Parisian Phoenix remains a part-time business (ad)venture. Publisher and founder Angel Ackerman has retainedContinue reading “Grammar Girl may inspire a toast for the historical and fantasy writers (and how our publisher’s day job can help you grow your craft)”

Happy New Year: Public Domain Day 2023

If you’re looking for inspiration for 2023, check out Duke University School of Law’s Center for the Study of Public Domain. As of today, works published in 1927 have entered the public domain and Duke has provided a list of them. Copyright causes a lot of confusion and questions among artists. Check out our publisher’sContinue reading “Happy New Year: Public Domain Day 2023”