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An Interview with Renee Louise: Author of Hope

Renee LouiseRenee Louise is a mother, writer, homemaker, and creative. She loves dancing, gardening, and baking sweet treats. She homeschools her children and can always be found with a fantasy novel in her hands or walking amongst the trees.

Tell us about your book.

Hope is a powerful memoir that captures the true depth of what it takes to awaken. With emotional journal entries full of painful realizations, I take you on a compelling journey of what it means to truly learn how to love yourself.

Why did you want to write a book?

I never intended to tell this story, […]

2024-11-08T16:34:03+02:00November 8th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Katerina Thomas PhD: Author of Generation AI

Katerina ThomasKaterina Thomas is a pioneer in educational innovation, with over two decades of experience in teaching technology and entrepreneurship. Katerina’s unique approach has captivated classrooms and driven remarkable results in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and entrepreneurial skills. Certified in a powerful LEGO® based methodology, Katerina has a proven track record of turning playful learning into serious educational outcomes.

Her research delves into digital transformation, innovation, and resilience, aiming to unravel the intricate theories underpinning these fields. Central to her research is how creativity, adaptability, and resilience interact within our fast-changing digital environment. This entails evaluating foundational and modern theories of […]

2024-11-08T16:32:03+02:00November 8th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

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|
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