The transition to in-person teaching is not going as well as I anticipated. I thought it would be a no-brainer. But in reality, it’s only a 50% … I think it’s the poppet’s fault
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Exploring whether or not my art features ‘enough’ disability
Last May, I appeared as a featured reader for the online event Spofest (which stands for spoken word fest). Among Spofest’s many segments was a Q and A where the host asks participants three questions about writing. The first two are the same for all three presenters, but the third is a question that theContinue reading “Exploring whether or not my art features ‘enough’ disability”
The Accidental Podcast
The staff at Parisian Phoenix Publishing tentatively announces their new, and quite accidental podcast, Parisian Phoenix Publishing Presents with Angel Ackerman. Thanks to the automated integration between WordPress and Anchor, Parisian Phoenix experimentally and quite accidentally started a podcast. Founder and Publisher Angel Ackerman and Editor Nancy Scott have been reading blogs together for years.Continue reading “The Accidental Podcast”
The business trip to DC that almost wasn’t
Good evening, folks! It’s Angel, and I’m writing from my Washington, D.C., office. I had hoped that conditions would allow me to come down yesterday, but I couldn’t leave until this morning. And, sadly, I had hoped to stay until Monday, leaving around noon, but a 9 a.m. doctor’s appointment on Monday may call myContinue reading “The business trip to DC that almost wasn’t”
Cover reveal: Courting Apparitions, volume two of the Fashion and Fiends series, sequel to Manipulations
Greetings, Readers! Our Art Director Gayle Hendricks has officially revealed the cover to Courting Apparitions, the second book in the Fashion and Fiends series and sequel to Manipulations. (Speaking of Manipulations, our carton of books in anticipation of the upcoming Third Annual Easton Book Festival arrived today and Angel Ackerman and the family dog hostedContinue reading “Cover reveal: Courting Apparitions, volume two of the Fashion and Fiends series, sequel to Manipulations”
Sunday Work Flow Be Like
Unexpected beauty
It’s Friday. I hear Mercury is in retrograde or was in retrograde so many communications aren’t happening clearly, or your technology is on the fritz. In my case, my body joins the chaos but such is life with a disability. This week had it’s high points and some lows. Coworkers are expressing interest in myContinue reading “Unexpected beauty”
the journey towards the perfect cover
“Seneca Blue” is a pseudonym for two women who wanted to try their hand at a trashy romance novel. Anybody can write one, right? Wrong. Seneca quickly discovered that she bit-off much more than she could chew, but with Angel’s editing help “Trapped” is a fun, modern romance novel. Unlike most romances this one featuresContinue reading “the journey towards the perfect cover”
Launch of Parisian Phoenix Reflections
Greetings, everyone! If you’ve looked at this site as we’ve been building it, you will note it is slow going. If you’re a writer, I’d like you to absorb the appropriateness of that. Some writing is inspired. But even when inspired, editing never comes quickly and painlessly. At Parisian Phoenix, we have an amazing team.Continue reading “Launch of Parisian Phoenix Reflections”
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