R.B. Simon, author of THE GOOD TRUTH, and Chris Stark, author of CARNIVAL LIGHTS!

A Room of One’s Own welcomes local poet R.B. Simon, author of The Good Truth, and Lambda Literary Award finalist Chris Stark, author of Carnival Lights, for a virtual conversation on Crowdcast! “The Good Truth, the fiercely validating debut from R.B. Simon, is a blazing manifesto of claiming identities within…

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Introducing Superior Tapestry

By Ernest Dempsey Historical fiction is not always about wars and dynasties or romance tales set in times of kings and knights. Sometimes it’s more about the story of a place seen through the eyes of characters. In Deborah K. Frontiera’s Superior Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Upper Michigan History…

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Mining Your LinkedIn Network with Sweta Vikram

How to fearlessly leverage your network (like Sweta Vikram did) One of the things I love about LinkedIn, the social media platform for professionals, is that it is the home not only of your personal brand, but also of your Rolodex. Because the thing is, you may not realize just…

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Randi-Lee Bowslaugh reviews Yoga Cocaine by Daralyse Lyons

This is not the type of book I would normally pick up but I loved it and wanted to see how the main character’s life would end up. I am happy to say that I have not had to deal with drug addiction but I still felt a deep connection…

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Reader Views reviews More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie

More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie, 2nd Ed

Reviewed by Jen Oliver-Rigsby for Reader Views (5/2021) “More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie” is a collection of stories from real EMS, ER, paramilitary and firefighter responders telling their sides of dealing with traumatic cases. The stories range from veterinary to medical to behavioral health trauma. Each story discusses how…

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Up Bow, Down Bow – Official Book Trailer!

A brief book trailer for the new book coming soon from Nancy M. Schwartz and April Beard describes Alex’s progress in learning the cello. Alex was born with Trisomy 21 a.k.a. Down Syndrome but his love of music is no less than anybody else. Learn more about this book as…

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Meet the Author! Chris Stark reading from Carnival Lights, featuring dialogue with Julian Aguon

From 4-30-21, a virtual event featuring Anishinaabe author, activist and teacher Chris Stark, with comments and dialogue with Chamorro author, activist and attorney Julian Aguon, honoring the publication of Chris’ forthcoming novel, “Carnival Lights”, a novel about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Co-sponsored by Repair & the UCLA American Indian…

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Reader Views on More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie, 2nd Ed

More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie, 2nd Ed

www.readerviews.com Providing book by book publicity for Indie Authors since 2005. More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie: My Life as a Nurse Paramedic Sherry Jones Mayo Modern History Press (2021) ISBN: 9781615991419 Reviewed by Lily Andrews for Reader Views (04/2021) A thoughtful look at the lives of emergency service personnel…

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Bob Rich reviews Compassion Michigan

cover of Compassion, Michigan by Raymond Luczak

Raymond Luczak’s short stories are among the most unusual I have read. They have immense power, due to three things. First, he takes the reader firmly into the reality of the narrator of the story. Second is the vividly depicted setting this person lives in. Third is the subtle elegance…

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Bob Rich reviews Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips

Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers: The Ultimate Frugal Reference Guide for Avoiding Word Trippers and Crafting Gatekeeper-Perfect Copy, 2nd Edition

Review by professional editor Bob Rich, PhD Think of this little book Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers as an amusingly annotated dictionary of samples of likely word confusions. To expand: It is little (my apologies short; an illegitimate word substitution not in it): less than 60 pages. It…

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LB Sedlacek reviews Septuagenarian

Septuagenarian by Sherry Quan Lee

Septuagenarian: Love is What Happens When I Die By Sherry Quan Lee 102 pages ISBN: 978-1-61599-568-4 Modern History Press Copyright 2021 Review by LB Sedlacek Sherry Quan Lee has put together an unsettling yet brilliant juxtaposition of sweet and sad, love and anger that will hit you right at your…

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Creative Writing for Social Change: Re-Dream a Just World

*Time sensitive! Starting soon! Creative Writing for Social Change: Re-Dream a Just World an 8-week multi-genre creative writing class with Anya Achtenberg March 24 through May 12   For writers of fiction, memoir/creative nonfiction, poetry, essay, hybrid forms,  for an extraordinary expansion of creativity in writing as one writes more…

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Patricia Byrnes on the Donna Seebo Show

TRISH - A memoir by Patricia Byrnes

On March 2nd, 2021, The Donna Seebo Show hosted Patricia Byrnes to talk about her memoir “TRISH“. Patricia Byrnes’s life began with being reared by deaf parents during an era when the deaf community was shunned rather than supported. Poverty, alcoholism, incest and poor parenting were the underpinnings of Patricia’s…

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Reader Views on “The Great First Impression Book Proposal” by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Reviewed by Chelsy Scherba for Reader Views (02/2021) Carolyn Howard-Johnson helps writers tackle the most challenging step to becoming a published author: the book proposal. “The Great First Impressions Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book to an Agent or Publisher in Thirty Minutes or Less”…

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Teaser audio for Lake Superior Tales

Here’s a teaser of the “Wreck of the Marie Jenny” from Mikel Classen’s upcoming audiobook edition of Lake Superior Tales: Stories of Humor and Adventure in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, 2nd Edition

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Reader Views on Great Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers

Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers: The Ultimate Frugal Reference Guide for Avoiding Word Trippers and Crafting Gatekeeper-Perfect Copy, 2nd Edition

Reviewed by Chelsy Scherba for Reader Views (02/2021) In “Great Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers,” Carolyn Howard-Johnson provides writers with a concise reference manual to perfect their writing skills. This book is ideal for anyone looking to develop a book proposal that will bypass the pickiest editors. With an easy…

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Five Things to Avoid for a Pristine Query Letter

portrait of Carolyn Howard-Johnson

by Carolyn Howard-Johnson We are selling our work when we approach any gatekeeper, an editor, an agent, a contest judge. Here are five little things to avoid so you’ll look like the professional you are. Don’t tell the gatekeeper you always wanted to write. You can think of something more…

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Editing IS Marketing

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By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers “Even with a style guide, there are no hard and fast rules in the English language. There are multiple versions of style guides, and the rules for common situations can vary from guide to guide. None…

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Diane R. Wiener reviews Compassion, Michigan: The Ironwood Stories

One of the most prolific writers and editors of his generation, Raymond Luczak’s Compassion, Michigan is the latest collection of stories and it does not disappoint. As many people in the world today discuss the meanings, import, and relevance of intersectional identities and politics—and, especially as we consider the fact…

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Freedom of the Press and Words Count

By Carolyn Howard-Johnson You may know me at “The Frugal Book Promoter”…or novelist. . .or poet. But because it is the New Year maybe you won’t mind if I stray a bit from my usual topics to talk to you about topics that that have been in the news recently—namely…

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