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  • Alexander Brito on Writing, Coaching and His Debut Novel Creatures of Habit

    Alexander Brito on Writing, Coaching and His Debut Novel Creatures of Habit

    On April 25, 2016, Yovanni Guerra wakes to an ordinary morning: a sleeping wife, a six-year-old son, and the quiet comfort of family life in Miami. A devoted husband, father, and elementary school teacher, Yovanni has built a life defined by love, loyalty, and hard-earned stability. But beneath the surface lies a past he has…


  • Get to Know World Anvil

    Get to Know World Anvil

    World Anvil is an online worldbuilding platform where writers, game masters, and creators organize everything about their fictional universes in one place, from maps and timelines to characters, cultures, and lore. For fantasy readers, it’s like stepping behind the curtain of a novel: you can explore the deeper history of a world, uncover hidden details about…


  • Author Interview: Jason Knightman on A Thread of Waking Light and the World of Talvanis

    Author Interview: Jason Knightman on A Thread of Waking Light and the World of Talvanis

    by David Yurkovich Current Words Publishing is proud to introduce Jason Knightman, author of A Thread of Waking Light, the first book in a planned nine-volume epic fantasy series set in the richly imagined world of Talvanis. Part worldbuilding tour de force, part intimate character study, A Thread of Waking Light is a story steeped…


  • When Amazon Puts Your Book On Sale: What Authors Need to Know

    When Amazon Puts Your Book On Sale: What Authors Need to Know

    Every now and then, authors publishing on KDP get a small but meaningful surprise. Their book appears on Amazon below the retail price (i.e., Amazon lowers the list price). A deal badge appears. Readers start noticing it more than they had before. And the first instinct is usually to ask what it means. Is it…


  • Pass the Mic

    Pass the Mic

    What is Pass the Mic? Who is Emilie? Will I like Ignoring Alva? How can I sign up? Read a little of Ignoring Alva by clicking the big button!


  • For a Limited Time: One of Our Boldest Books for 99¢

    For a Limited Time: One of Our Boldest Books for 99¢

    There are books you read. And then there are books that read you. Hibernaculum by Anthony Doyle is the latter. Set in a near-future world where human hibernation has become a solution to climate strain, illness, and the quiet exhaustion of modern life, Hibernaculum asks a deceptively simple question: what happens when we step out of our lives… and then try…


  • Don’t Miss the Mixer!

    Don’t Miss the Mixer!

    This Saturday! Meet Dave, Dianne, and some of the Old Scratch Press crew. We’ve got some free goodies to give away too! Let’s hang out!Hope to see you there! REGISTER to attend. (Sorry, no bots allowed!) 🙂 Dianne


  • This Week’s Hot Take

    This Week’s Hot Take

    Are you a subscriber to The Line Edit? If not you’re missing free editing tips, and hot takes like this week’s: When the luck of the Irish won’t help you with your writing, The Line Edit will! And it’s free!


  • Ready for Romance?

    Ready for Romance?

    Lulu and Tanner are. Meet your matchmaker, Theodora Williams. I met Theodora in summer 2024, when she posted to the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) looking for help. Turns out Theodora had written four, that’s right, 4, romance novels, and wanted, not to be published by someone else, but help self-publishing, creating her own romance publishing…


  • We’re Having a Contest and You’re Invited

    We’re Having a Contest and You’re Invited

    In anticipation of the upcoming Old Scratch Press poetry collection HOWLING INTO THE VOID by R. David Fulcher, we invite you to take part in a cover reveal guessing contest. Three cover designs are shown on the contest page. One of them has already been selected as the final, official cover. Your task is to…


  • Popping the Cork on Champagne, or champagne?

    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!)…


  • A New Year “Hello!” from a Very Real Publishing Team

    A New Year “Hello!” from a Very Real Publishing Team

    Hi Everyone~Before the year wraps up, we wanted to say hello, and introduce ourselves properly. Yes, that is our dog, Oliver. Yes, that is our Christmas tree behind him. And yes, we are very real people who genuinely care about writers and books. We know the internet can feel crowded with promises, shortcuts, and programs…


  • Dan Cohen’s Father’s Dementia Made Dan Into an Author, and One of Our Partners

    Dan Cohen’s Father’s Dementia Made Dan Into an Author, and One of Our Partners

    When did you become a writer? For myself, I had been a writing since elementary school. I began as a playwright. I would write one-act comedy skits I would coerce my friends into performing with me. Fortunately for me, the teachers at Leedom Elementary School were very encouraging, and they always managed to find a…


  • In the Spotlight | Ignoring Alva by Emilie Khair

    In the Spotlight | Ignoring Alva by Emilie Khair

    In the latest installment of our new series, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, Dianne discusses and reads from Emilie Khair’s delightful cozy mystery/adventure tale, IGNORNING ALVA, which features two unforgettable elderly siblings, IGNORING ALVA.


  • NOODLES!!!!

    NOODLES!!!!

    Are you full yet? As if last week didn’t have enough fooooooooood in it, it’s time for Instant Noodles. Instant Noodles is our online literary magazine. Free to read, and free to submit to. The magazine used to be my own private project, with a “little” help from Dave on most of the covers. I…


  • Muting, and How to Prevent it From Happening to You on Facebook—Tips for Authors

    Muting, and How to Prevent it From Happening to You on Facebook—Tips for Authors

    Introduction This post is about muting or, rather, how to avoid being muted, by your Facebook audience. Let’s dig in…Every author has seen it—the desperate “Like my page!” posts, the relentless book plugs, the awkward event invites that aren’t really events. Although often well intended, these requests are among the fastest ways to get muted…


  • In the Spotlight | Dreams of the Return by Alan Bern

    In the Spotlight | Dreams of the Return by Alan Bern

    In the first installment of our new series, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, we take a look Alan Bern’s DREAMS OF THE RETURN.


  • R. David Fulcher’s ASTEROID 6 Wins Wild Card Award at the 2025 Halloween Book Festival

    R. David Fulcher’s ASTEROID 6 Wins Wild Card Award at the 2025 Halloween Book Festival

    We’re thrilled to share that R. David Fulcher’s short story collection, ASTEROID 6 AND OTHER TALES OF COSMIC HORROR, has been awarded the 2025 Halloween Book Festival’s Wild Card Award. Hosted annually in Hollywood, the Halloween Book Festival celebrates the best and scariest works of the season, honoring excellence in genres ranging from horror, science…


  • Principles Authors Should Live By on Facebook

    Principles Authors Should Live By on Facebook

    Introduction “Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt Facebook sometimes (or often) feels like shouting into the void, you’re not alone. Many authors struggle with what to post, how often to post, and whether their efforts even matter. The truth is, there’s no single formula. But there are guiding principles that separate…


  • Today Is the Day

    Today Is the Day

    TODAY’S THE DAY! Join us today as we celebrate the release of a trio of poetry collections! 📅 TODAY: October 25⏰ 5 PM ET | 2 PM PT📍 Live on Zoom The preregistration period has ended but you can still join us. Simply click the button link below at event time to join. Note: Early arrivals will be placed into a waiting room until…