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Some Dreams Must Be Set Free: The Inspiration and Unusual Journey Behind Night Born
By Theresa Cheung For more than two decades my professional life has been devoted to dreams, interpreting them, decoding them, researching them, and writing about them. Many readers know me as the author of The Dream Dictionary A–Z, the internationally bestselling guide that began life as The Element Encyclopaedia of 20,000 Dreams (HarperCollins) and now […]
Writing “I Am Shakti” rekindled my Feminine Power
By Maya Tiwari I Am Shakti is the bold and powerful manifesto our world needs now more than ever. Spiritual teacher, humanitarian, and Ayurvedic matriarch Maya Tiwari introduces a new perspective of the universal feminine power, Shakti, that every woman can reclaim to generate health, harmony, and prosperity in life. Writing “I Am Shakti” rekindled my Feminine Power As with all of my previous […]
Why Your Next Best Marketing Move Might Be . . . a Friend
By Carmen Amato “We’re going analog,” he said. “Analog?” I echoed. I was speaking to David Bruns, who with J.R. Olson co-writes the military-espionage Command and Control series. He explained that they’re skipping a digital-first playbook. Instead they’re leaning into an analog marketing strategy built around thematic speaking engagements, such as with veterans’ groups. It’s […]
My Year of Really Bad Dates: A Memoir by Rachel Lithgow, EXCERPT
My Year of Really Bad Dates: A Memoir For anyone who’s ever gone on terrible date, a vulnerable memoir that explores dating in midlife after divorce, with bad dates—from terrible one-night stands to promising matches who ultimately disappoint—anchoring the theme of every chapter. After two life-shaking events—losing her father and divorcing the man she’s spent […]
Lights in Cold Rooms: A Psychologist Reflects on Family, Aging, Love & Loss
By Joan Cusack Handler When I first started writing Lights in Cold Rooms and for a few years into it, I did not have plans for its future other than that it is/was a record of my depression and my efforts to bring myself to wellness during COVID when mandatory quarantine precluded working with a […]
207 West End Avenue by Randie K. Berman: Excerpt
207 WEST END AVENUE 207 West End Avenue” follows the journey of a young female attorney, Samantha Ross, as she navigates the highest highs and lowest lows of being made the youngest woman to ever make partner at Epstein and Littleton, a prestigious, male-dominated Park Avenue law firm. The reader experiences Sam’s legal brilliance and […]
When is it Time to Change Genre? Writing for The Market. Or Not.
By Sharon Maas Novelists write because we have stories to tell, and from the very beginning, I knew what my stories were going to be about. I’d grown up in Guyana, in the heyday of the colonial era, when it was still British Guiana, and that’s where I’d take my readers. Back to the post-colonial […]
Forging the Literary Path by Claire R. McDougall
by Claire R. McDougall When I was a child of about ten, an ambitious grade school teacher decided that her class should collectively write a novel. Every week, we would write a chapter, and it was all very democratic: the theme was decided by vote, and any child who felt so moved, would submit a […]
Should Authors Read Their Own Book Reviews?
By Susan Wands Your book is published – hooray! Now it’s time to read your reviews – oh no! As an author, you live mostly on a one-way street, with an occasional visit from an editor, proofreader, writing group member or beta reader. In your creative nook, your chosen team provides feedback. After countless rewrites, […]
Small Press Pages November 2025
By Christina Consolino November! The eleventh month of the year, and with it (at least where I live) comes the time change. I don’t know about you, but when we fall back, so do I—into my bed. Six o’clock rolls around, darkness descends, and I’m ready for pajamas, thick socks, and flannel sheets. And books. […]
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