Category: from the publisher
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Pennsylvania Creative Entrepreneurship Accelerator
And then I came home to find the check for my grant from the Pennsylvania Creative Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program. I will not be keeping a single dime from this money as it is earmarked for advertising. My grant proposal suggested using half for Amazon ads to provide more national exposure for our…
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A rainy day at Doylestown Bookshop
Yesterday’s deluge did impact the amount of foot traffic on the sidewalk in Doylestown, Pa., where Larry Sceurman was part of a Local Authors Day at the Doylestown Bookshop. Doylestown is one of those places I visited a long time ago (the Volkssport walk I mentioned in the last newsletter— that was my first introduction to the town) and always meant…
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A visit to Firefly in Kutztown
Yesterday, my daughter and I made the 45-minute drive to Kutztown, Pa. (which took an hour because of a fatal accident) to meet a writer friend for a coffee and a visit to Firefly Bookstore. Now, I know Firefly is a local favorite, even for those of us in the…
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He will always be my princess
In late fall 2019, my neighbor discovered that a stray cat in the neighborhood had crawled under her porch and given birth to kittens. My daughter set out to trap them, and we fairly quickly brought home the runt. It was Christmas season and the Judi Dench version of Cats was in…
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The Newsroom
Sometimes I have to escape the written word. Sometimes my eyes hurt, or my brain runs out of juice. Sometimes I don’t even have it left in me to read for pleasure. So I watch some TV. I love documentaries, and anything about fashion, and stand-up comedy. (I made my…
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Parisian Phoenix… the racehorse
I discovered this morning that there is a three-year-old British racehorse, Parisian Phoenix, debuting at Kempton tomorrow. Her sire was Phoenix of Spain and her dam was Meeting in Paris. We certainly wish her luck!
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Networking & Relationships
I periodically submit writing articles to Hippocampus Magazine. I often draft them when I have an idea and send them to the editor who makes a little stock pile in her electronic filing cabinet. Earlier this week, they published another of my essays: Now What? How Patience & Building Relationships Can Pay…
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Inspiration & Interviews
If you ever wanted to hear my philosophy and history from my own mouth, Donna Penna interviewed me for her YouTube podcast, The Sound. You’ll also have a chance to see my messy desk. We talk about publishing, business, dreams and community. Speaking of interviews, Dianna Sinovic was featured as part of the International Thriller Writers Association Debut Authors…
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Supernatural Book Event April 12 at Medina Books in Coopersburg
Deadlights and Scream of the Silent Sun We can now revel in the official release of two new novels, Deadlights by Hugo Yelagin and Scream of the Silent Sun by Dianna Sinovic. Both authors will be joining me (Angel Ackerman) for a book signing and brief conversation on Why We Love the Supernatural in Print at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Medina Books and…
Parisian Phoenix Publishing 