by Lee Purcell | Jul 27, 2015 | Interview, Meet
With a publication history stretching back nearly a century, Amazing Stories has set many landmarks—high and low. As the first science fiction magazine on the market, Amazing Stories served as a proving ground for many writers who would later become luminaries in the...
by Lee Purcell | Jan 2, 2015 | Interview, Meet
When Connie Brooks and her husband founded Battenkill Books in 2009 in the small village of Cambridge, NY, the determined move was accompanied by a fair amount of trepidation. At the time, the economy was in the midst of a serious recession, the popularity of ebooks...
by Lee Purcell | Jan 2, 2015 | Feature, Interview, Meet
In a field that is still too young to have many luminaries, Joanna Penn stands out as a prolific, talented author of both fiction and non-fiction work; a popular speaker and educator with a friendly, engaging style; and a crusader for independent authors seeking to...
by Lee Purcell | Dec 31, 2014 | Beginner, Meet
View image | gettyimages.com On the occasion of accepting an award from the National Book Foundation—the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters—Ursula K. Le Guin offered some cautionary words on the future of publishing and some inspiring words on...
by Lee Purcell | Dec 26, 2014 | Beginner, Feature, Meet
In Part Two of an hour-long interview, conducted earlier this year, Martyn Daniels discusses the slow evolution of the digital publishing world and the origins of Read Petite, a subscription service focusing on short-form digital content that is being developed by an...
by Lee Purcell | Dec 26, 2014 | Beginner, Meet
If you are new to independent publishing (or even a moderately experienced veteran), you can gain a comprehensive education in every aspect of the discipline through Joanna Penn’s podcasts, videos, training courses, and non-fiction titles. A successful author of...
by Lee Purcell | Oct 30, 2014 | Excerpt, Meet
The Solstice Conspiracy by Lee Rawn Publisher: Lightspeed Publishing LLC (October 31, 2010) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc., Barnes & Noble, Audible.com Language: English Book Description The Solstice Conspiracy follows Beth Brinson, a young girl who takes...
by John Jerney | Jul 6, 2014 | Meet
Travel Stories from Around the Globe by Bay Area Travel Writers Publisher: Bay Area Travel Writers (San Francisco, California) 2012 Sold by: Amazon Language: English Available in paperback at Amazon.com or on Kindle. Book Description Meet a baron from Brittany and the...
