[Brief Words] Interview of Richard Pruitt

I was lucky to get a few of Richard Pruitt's time. He's the mastermind behind the website The Buzzkill Magazine. If you've dug deep into the website you will see, for some time, I wrote for this magazine and it spawned the series here on the website called The Veil, formerly known as WTF Cryptos … Continue reading [Brief Words] Interview of Richard Pruitt

The Word: Poetry and Publishing: The Cold Hard Truth

Early in my publishing career I noticed there wasn't many poetry books being advertised. I didn't think much of it, figured I was just simply missing the advertising and marketing of the poets or publishers, but only in the last year or two I learned the reason. I put out my own poetry book. I … Continue reading The Word: Poetry and Publishing: The Cold Hard Truth

My Writer’s Manifesto

Recently, I came across a post from http://www.ebookandpod.com about A Writer's Manifesto and became inspired. I highly recommend everyone read it, not just writers and published authors. It reignited me after a few days of feeling down and doubting myself, possibly even quitting the industry altogether. I had, a few days ago, began staring at … Continue reading My Writer’s Manifesto

The Word: Talking A Publishing Journey with Christina LoBianco

With past books, my inspiration generally came with my dreams. My Guardians series (the first of this series being published by Burning Willow Press) and Wolfe’s Fayt: The Rescue are main examples of this. There were a few times where I had a generalized thought and felt that it would make for a good book. … Continue reading The Word: Talking A Publishing Journey with Christina LoBianco

Attention Writers: 5 Places Paying for Poetry

You will have to go to each link and read their submission requirements fully before submitting, but these are the top websites/publications paying for poetry entries! Alban Lake PublishingWinter TangerineSpace and TimeKaleidotrope Eye to the Telescope Check out HorrorTree.com to find more information on places taking submissions and so much more!

The Word: An in-depth look behind independent publishers w/Edd Sowder from Burning Willow Press

I had the honor to get a hold of some of Mr. Sowder's time and ask him a few questions. I wanted to do a more in-depth follow-up to the post I did called The Word: Mythbusting – Stereotypes and Misconceptions of Self-pubbing and independent pubbing and that's what this is meant to be. I … Continue reading The Word: An in-depth look behind independent publishers w/Edd Sowder from Burning Willow Press

The Word: Mythbusting – Stereotypes and Misconceptions of Self-pubbing and independent pubbing

From the outside, one could easily look at the independent and self-publishing community as weird, a big joke, or even bizarre. Through my years of jumping from self-published, to being signed to a small press, and back again I have seen many conflicts arise. Authors/writers becoming upset in a vague post or this person saying … Continue reading The Word: Mythbusting – Stereotypes and Misconceptions of Self-pubbing and independent pubbing