Author Archives: Laura Stanfill

The Art of the Author Photo

Posted on May 20, 2013

Like many people, I prefer being behind the camera. That’s why I was thrilled (and a little terrified) when Christi Krug invited me to a portrait photo session with fellow author and entrepreneur Edee Lemonier. It was time to get some professional … Continue reading →

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Good News in Author-Land

Posted on May 16, 2013

It seems like after many years of hard work, staring down the blank page, a number of my writer-friends have been getting recognized for their talents. There has been so much good news in my community lately. For instance, my … Continue reading →

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The Paradise Guest House

Posted on May 13, 2013

It was great fun to hear bestselling author Ellen Sussman read from her new book, The Paradise Guest House, and discuss terrorism, book covers, doing research, how Bali has changed, the Boston Marathon bombings, and the publishing industry, at Annie Bloom’s … Continue reading →

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Spring at the Rhododendron Garden

Posted on May 9, 2013
A mallard sits on a rock.

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The State of the Small Press in Portland

Posted on May 6, 2013

As a brand new small press, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to listen to some local small press gurus talk about their publishing experiences Friday night at the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Southeast Portland. “The state of … Continue reading →

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Finding Readers: Crowd the Book!

Posted on May 2, 2013

Your book comes out. You promote the heck out of the launch, and then what? That’s the question we’re acknowledging and exploring as part of the Finding Readers series. (Read the first installment here.) Successful books get noticed long after … Continue reading →

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ARCs!

Posted on April 29, 2013

They’re here, they’re here! We’ve printed the first round of ARCs, or advance reader copies, of Stevan Allred’s A Simplified Map of the Real World, a linked short story collection about a small, rural town. Forest Avenue Press, my small press, is … Continue reading →

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Yesterday I …

Posted on April 19, 2013

Filed for an EIN so I don’t have to use my social security number on business paperwork. Proofed the ebook of Brave on the Page (yay!) Acquired the second novel Forest Avenue Press will publish in 2014. Took my kiddo to … Continue reading →

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My Favorite New Writing Resource

Posted on April 16, 2013

I love people who exude positivity, people who look at the world and see opportunities to grow and learn. That kind of glass-half-full outlook is contagious. Christi Krug, the founder of Wildfire Writing, brings that kind of positivity  to writers … Continue reading →

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Color in the World

Posted on April 15, 2013

It’s that time of year again–tulip festival season at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon.

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