Category: from the publisher

• craft tips events from the publisher review

  More great advice, this time from the Pocono Liars

  This one will be short. Or so I hope. Because the dog just ate half my pot pie and if anything’s a sign that I’m done for the day, it’s somehow letting the dog eat half my dinner when I’m not even sure when I took my eyes off my…

  20 Apr 2024
• events from the publisher review

  Do it because you can’t NOT write

  20% of Books Make a Profit The quote in the title of this blog came from Katherine Ramsland, author of 71 published books, known for her work on the biographies of Anne Rice and Dean Koontz, her work chronicling serial killers and her deep-dives into topics like ghosts and vampires.…

  19 Apr 2024
• from the publisher news review

  Rebel of the week from a long time ago

  I am definitely a fan of Sacha Black and her Ruby Roe pen name. I have been listening to The Rebel Author Podcast for about three years. In early 2023, I submitted to her “Rebel Story of the Week” and thought I was never selected to air. Well, today a…

  18 Apr 2024
• events from the publisher

  I got to be a kid again

  I love kids. If I had more patience, I would be a teacher or a foster parent or I’d have a huge family. I’ve worked with kids in the past– as a Girl Scout Group Leader (which is multiple age levels in the same troop in an inner city/urban environment),…

  6 Apr 2024
• coming soon from the publisher

  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
• 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
• from the publisher

  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
• from the publisher review

  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