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Popping the Cork on Champagne, or champagne?
Did you know there is a difference between Champagne and champagne? Well, honestly, there never was in my house growing up. My parents called Asti Spumante, Lancer’s Rose, and cold duck, “Champagne,” because they thought they all were the same. (And I can still remember the oohs and aahs over pink champagne! It was pink!)…
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Discover the Current Words YouTube Channel
Did you know we have an official YouTube channel? It’s true—we do! And if you haven’t checked it out yet, we’d love to invite you to explore it. Di and I launched the channel because we wanted a fun, accessible way to share what we’ve learned about writing, editing, and indie publishing, and to showcase…
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Join Our Monthly Marketing Meetings as a Guest Speaker
Current Words Publishing offers monthly marketing meetings for our authors. We’re looking for marketing, and especially book marketing, professionals who would like to be a guest speaker at a future meeting. All meetings take place via Zoom at 9A PT on the second Saturday of the month barring any holidays. They are drop-in for all…
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How Does a Literary Magazine Get Made?
One of the questions we’re often asked is, “How does a literary magazine get made?” In the following video, Dianne (publisher of Instant Noodles) addresses this topic, highlighting the important elements that need to be managed with consistency, professionalism, and timeliness in order to produce and publish a quality literary magazine audiences will want to…
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How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups: A Guest Post by Virginia Watts
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What Happens On A Blog Tour?
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Authors Helping Authors
One of the things we know, from experience, is that publishing your book is only one part of the process. Another vital and incredibly time-consuming process is building an audience. It’s possible that Stephen King’s publisher has a list of email addresses of people who buy Stephen King’s books, and so can spam them with…
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Bye-bye to the Wild Ride That Was Kindle Vella
Once upon a time there was Kindle Vella (KV or Vella). And in days it will be gone. With Vella Amazon thought it could put books in competition with streaming/binge-watching. It didn’t work, or they didn’t work out the kinks in time. Kindle Vella was a way to publish a book, in episodes, with basically…
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Come Read Your Work Friday Night
I want to invite you all to come out and support PERISCOPE CITY: WHERE THE LONELY GO TO LIVE ALONE with our Valentine’s evening “Love Stinks!” reading and open mic. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 886 1135 6295Passcode: 090540 Ben’s book is, “A captivating series of short stories, both dramatically and philosophically enthralling.”KIRKUS “Ben Talbot excels…
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Help for Los Angeles-Based Artists, Writers, etc
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A word (or two) about book awards
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A Brief Word About Rage
Sometimes rage causes violence, sometimes violence causes rage. In my creative writing classes, I would have students read a short story, and ask them to look for the violence. “What is violence?” I would ask them. And of course they would say things like a fight, someone shooting a gun. And yes, those are correct…
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It’s Not Too Late to Join Us!
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SNEAK PEEK
INSTANT NOODLES, Volume 4, Issue 2, drops tomorrow. Theme: “Devil’s Party,” perfect for fall, includes art and photography, music, spoken word, poetry, and short form fiction and non-fiction, plus a few full-length pieces of fiction we just couldn’t resist! I love creating the issue; it’s always a time-consuming process, but it’s one of the ones…