With the increasing popularity of self-publishing, many authors choose to forego traditional publishers and run the gamut themselves. Self-publishing gives them ownership of the whole process — from draft to print — and more control over their royalties and earnings. However, traditional publishing is still the beating heart of today’s book market, and choosing to […]
Children’s Book Date Published: 07/29/2022 Publisher: Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc. “The Catcher Dream” was born as a poem and remains so in this newly minted Book Five of Kelly Anne Manuel’s Childhood Classics. In this story the Child is invited on a journey where self-empowerment is modeled through an […]
For this discussion post, we joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week. What are some of your favorite indie/small pub authors/books? Julie: We previously talked about Indie Bookstores, (and it even has it’s own day) so let’s talk about authors […]
Interview with Author Sheila Roberts At what point did you decide to be an author and what was your path to publication? Interesting you should ask. I’d always been writing, starting as a child, creating stories to read to my grade school class (aka, a captive audience). I moved on to short stories and magazine […]
Science Fiction Romance Date Published: 03-21-2023 Game Wardens rule most of the galaxy by a fierce empire built on enslavement and brokered deals. The only means to earn one’s freedom is by playing in the Alien Games. Two slaves go in the arena, the survivor, if there is one, is given their […]
Julie’s Review: Lost and Found was such as sweet read. I read it with my 8 year old son and he loved it. He absolutely loved the rhymes the most, being more and more intrigued as the rhyming continued. I agree, it is beautifully written and the words are lyrical ad lovely. As are […]
Children’s Book Date Published: 08/01/2022 Publisher: Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc. “The Boots Rain” was born as a poem and remains so in this newly minted Book One of Kelly Anne Manuel’s Rainbow’s End Series. In this story the Child is invited on a journey to experience an entirely new event […]
For this discussion post, we joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week. What is your ideal book/audiobook length? Julie: Sorry not sorry, but I am not in the “I love big books” club. I prefer my reads to be palatable, […]
by S. H. Clark Young Adult Romance Date Published: 02-14-2023 Publisher: Fire & Ice YA (Melange) The Secrets of Constellations was selected by Barnes and Noble as a Top Indie Book for February and March, and on Amazon, it hit #1 Best Seller and #1 New Release in Teen & […]
Comedy/Fantasy/Mythical Realism/Fiction Date Published: 02-07-2023 Publisher: Balkon Media Internationally published bestselling author Jon Smith makes his adult debut with The Fifth Horseman, a modern comic fantasy that rides roughshod over established mythology and the rules of life… and death. The Fifth Horseman is a darkly comic tale of two thirty-somethings caught between […]