#AuthorCommunity
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Congratulations Virginia Watts!
TRACING BODIES, the new Old Scratch Press Collection by poet and short story author Virginia Watts, is live! In Tracing Bodies, Virginia Watts maps the delicate, aching terrain of memory, love, and loss with unflinching honesty. These poems pulse with the ghosts of the past—childhood shadows, family echoes, and the quiet, enduring presence of the natural…
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Gently Down the Stream
Do you know what’s current? The new INSTANT NOODLES! Have you read it yet? Here’s a peek at “Early Channels,” by Diana Beckett: And don’t forget that submissions close in a week for the next issue of INSTANT NOODLES! Your work could be featured just like Diana’s! INSTANT NOODLES is always free to read, free…
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Congratulations Ellis Elliott!
Two fantastic book reviews, and A WITCH AWAKENS by Ellis Elliott is live! “A Witch Awakens is a ‘Fire Circle Mystery’ steeped in an Appalachian backdrop and traditions. It delivers a punch with the hard-hitting story of Cece Chagall, who moves back to her hometown of Eureka Grove in search of peace, only to herself involved…
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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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Old Scratch Press Update
If you didn’t know it, CWP runs a poetry/short form collective called Old Scratch Press (OSP). Founded in 2022, and publishing its first books in 2023, the collective was formed as a way to make publishing poetry, and all types of short form creative writing, affordable and possible. It’s incredibly tough to get a traditional…
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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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Have You Ever Had Your Character Interviewed?
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Publishing with Us: What You Get, What It Costs, and Why You’re Worth It.
The Current Words Publishing Package Publishing with us is personal, economical, and free of add-on expenses, hidden costs, and vague promises. What our publishing package includes: What our service costs: Why you’re worth it: Why do you need a partner publisher? Many authors think partner publishers are simply out to make a buck, whereas a…
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The Book Tour Starts in 4 Days!!
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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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Back From The Atlanta Writers Conference
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You Never Know Where Our Authors Will Turn Up!
Emilie is having a book signing at the Academy Theater! She also has a blog tour coming soon. Just like with Emilie we can work on marketing your book together too! Read my interview with Emilie here. Emilie’s book is featured here. And come see me: I’ll be back at the Atlanta Writers’ Conference March…
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Finding the right editor (part 2): Steps to a perfect editing partnership
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A Very Fond and Very Sad Farewell to Stan Charnofsky
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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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Supposing It Didn’t: A Reflection on Fear, Writing, and What Doesn’t Happen
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