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Category Archives: Books
The Paradise Guest House
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
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged Annie Bloom's, Ellen Sussman, Liz Prato, The Paradise Guest House
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The State of the Small Press in Portland
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
ARCs!
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
Posted in Books, Fiction, Publishing, small press
Tagged A Simplified Map of the Real World, advance copies, ARCs, Espresso Book Machine, stevan allred
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My Favorite New Writing Resource
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
Posted in Books, Community, Revision, Writing
Tagged Burn Wild, christi krug, creative breakthrough, creative writing exercises, positivity, writing coach, writing guide
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HomeWord Bound
I love attending HomeWord Bound, the annual literary themed fundraiser for Community Partners for Affordable Housing. And this year, I attended as one of the guest authors! (Well, guest editors…) It was lovely to sit with so many extremely talented … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Community, Writing
Tagged affordable housing, CPAH, Daniel H. Wilson, HomeWord Bound, Kim Stafford, Whitney Otto
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Success Stories: Polly Dugan’s Big Book News
You know the dream? The dream that starts with a call from an agent and continues with a two-book deal with a major New York publisher? I’m so excited to announce that Polly Dugan, an Oregon writer I know, is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Writing
Tagged Little Brown, Polly Dugan, powell's, pre-empt, Wendy Sherman
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The Amazing Amanda Coplin
Imagine an overflow crowd of readers, asking questions about your characters as if they were real people. I was one of the few people at Annie Bloom’s Books in Portland on Monday night who hadn’t yet experienced The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reading, Writing
Tagged Amanda Coplin, Annie Bloom's, The Orchardist
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Giving Back to the Writing Community
I celebrated my birthday last week, and a friend asked how I was going to top last year. I thought about that comment all day and realized I don’t want to try. I had an amazing personal and professional year, including … Continue reading
Portland’s Independent Publishing Resource Center
Last week, I toured the Independent Publishing Resource Center here in Portland, Oregon, courtesy of Justin Hocking, the executive director. As a new member, I’m excited about using one of the five iMacs with InDesign, taking publishing classes and being … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Community, small press, Writing
Tagged IPRC, Justin Hocking, letterpress, Portland Oregon, publishing resources, zines
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Finding Readers: A Series on Effective Book Promotion
Welcome to my new series, Finding Readers. There are a lot of us authors and publishers out there, and we’re all competing for a relatively small pool of passionate readers. I often hear “I wish I had more time to read.” … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Finding Readers, Publishing, small press, Writing
Tagged book publicity, DIY authors, Forest Avenue Press, Laura Stanfill, promotions
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