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The Clock in My Head Never Stops by Daniel Rush

The Clock in My Head Never Stops by Daniel Rush

A raw account of a teenage boy battling the relentless weight of anxiety, The Clock in My Head Never Stops by Daniel Rush is a relatable and detailed portrait of silent struggle. Readers follow Billy’s steps through a typical day of high school, where his unwanted and obsessive focus on time, expectations, potential disappointments, failures, or embarrassment goes beyond the typical worries of most teenagers, crossing into the realm of debilitating anxiety, despite how “normal” he might appear at first glance. An encouraging read for young people and adults who struggle with mental health and wellness, this book also provides […]

2024-11-05T13:20:20+02:00November 5th, 2024|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Fury in Her Eyes by Phillip Vega

Fury in Her Eyes by Phillip VegaAn intensely personal drama, Fury in Her Eyes by Phillip Vega is a thrilling and unpredictable portrait of connection, resentment, and romance that refuses to die.

Ollie Morales is living out his high-stakes dream as a professional photojournalist when a mob of Trump supporters nearly beats him to death on January 6th, 2021, sending his life into chaos. While he assumes that the explosion of violence was random, it gradually becomes clear that what happened to him was no accident.

Thirty years earlier, Ollie had been a normal high school senior, a photographer on the school paper, and […]

2024-10-14T08:31:30+02:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Safeguard Your Creative Ideas: How to Legally Protect Your Unpublished Work

You work hard as a self-published author, developing your creative ideas and eventually sharing them with the world. You might want to protect your work as you go. Here’s everything you need to know about safeguarding your unpublished literary works.

How Does Intellectual Property and Copyright Work for Self-Published Authors?

Technically, a self-published work is copyrighted by law when it exists in a physical form. For instance, when you write or type your story on paper, you don’t need to do anything else to protect it.

Copyright protection of intellectual property applies to books, essays, blogs, poetry and articles — […]

2024-09-26T17:52:55+02:00September 25th, 2024|Categories: Member Blog|

An Interview with Karl Wegener: Author of Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies

Karl WegenerKarl Wegener is a former Russian linguist, intelligence analyst, and interrogator who served in the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and within the Intelligence Community during the Cold War. He currently lives in Delaware with his wife and two dogs.

Tell us about your book.

My latest novel, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies is set in Poland in 1948. It is inspired by the true events of Poland’s anti-communist insurgency, the Cambridge Five Spy Scandal, and a covert MI6 operation which attempted to roll back communism to the borders of the USSR.

Former SOE operative Luba Haas […]

2024-09-10T13:33:22+02:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Logan Fret: Author of Where’s Our Purple Heart

Logan FretLogan Fret is a relatively new author, with only 5 works published. A musician by trade, he spent a great deal of his time reading in hotel rooms between shows. One winter when he was putting his motorcycle away for the year, he searched for books related to motorcycles and motorcycle clubs. With nothing to read, he decided to write a book himself. After completing 4 books in the Three Rings series, he tried his hand at the horror genre with Until It Rings. Since releasing those books, Logan took time to work on a book that deals with […]

2024-08-27T08:32:35+02:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

6 Disability-Inclusive Book Design Tips to Better Accommodate Your Readers

DesignerlyAs an author, you want your books to be accessible to a wide range of readers, including those with various disabilities. Making a few small changes can help those with dyslexia, visual impairments and neurodivergence. Here are some tips to make sure your book designs are disability-inclusive.

1. Start With Contrast

All people see things a bit differently, but some have visual impairments that can make reading your book or viewing your cover more challenging. Using high contrast between the background and your text is a good practice regardless of who is reading your work. Follow the Web Content Accessibility […]

2024-08-05T15:30:40+02:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: Member Blog|

An Interview with Frank Dravis: Author of The Citadel

Frank DravisAn author with a flair for era-blending science fiction, Frank lives along the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, where he writes the Dianis, A World In Turmoil chronicles. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and spent six years in the US Navy. His love of the sea is reflected in chronicles, a love he has shared with his wife and two daughters.

He has two degrees, a Bachelor of Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration. His careers include writer, software engineer, marketing executive, and chief information officer. Over twenty years his writing has tread many paths, from blogging, industry […]

2024-08-05T12:52:42+02:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with K.M. Krenik: Author of Danger Lies Within

K.M. Krenik

It all started with a song.

Before K.M. fell in love with writing stories, she was singing them. For most of her life, she worked on the craft of songwriting for herself and other artists. She has a background in performing, and for many years she couldn’t sit still long enough to commit to writing novels. In her late thirties, while pregnant with her fourth child, was when writing non-fiction and novels became the outlet for Kim to find clarity in the midst of chaos.

​Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Jane Austen, Rhys Bowen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and C.S. […]

2024-07-26T15:48:47+02:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|
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