Author: Angel Ackerman
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A belated Parisian Phoenix birthday
In a few days, it will be my dad’s birthday. Shortly before Christmas, it will be the fourth anniversary of his death. Two weeks ago, it was also the fourth anniversary of Parisian Phoenix Publishing. I missed it— because I was knee-deep in annual medical appointments and production schedules. I completely…
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What I am reading
Last year, I read at least 80 books. (I also spent $5,000 on books in 2024, which was shocking to realize.) I balance the titles I chose to read among many categories. I rotate between small press and independent authors who I meet. I regularly pick something popular; I just…
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More thoughts on Writing Craft
My classes at Northampton Community College have proven to be a lot of fun— and working with the students there have revived some lost thoughts of resources I had forgotten. Among them is the annual Guide to Manuscript Publishers compiled by Emily Harstone and published by Authors Publish. These books, in addition to having a…
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Find the joy
My PSA: Earlier this month, I had one of those weeks where I was scheduled from sun-up past sun-down every single day. It exhausted me. And we all know better, but sometimes this kind of week is unavoidable. For me, it happened because my annual medical appointments happen in September,…
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New from Nancy Scott
Meanwhile, Nancy Scott has two new bylines you can read online. One celebrates an effort on the Karl Stirner Arts Trail to bring poetry to the trail. Their September poetry includes “September Spice.” Chai tastes like another continent when lips and fingers curve to catch worth of warmth. The autumn open door turns truck exhaust…
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Lawsuits involving AI & the importance of copyright
In the car this morning, I listened to a Wall Street Journal podcast about the recent lawsuit between authors and Anthropic AI. A judge recently ruled that Anthropic could use authors’ work to train its AI model under fair use if the works were acquired in such a way that compensated the author. Originally,…
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