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My Writing Journey, by Shanora Williams
by Shanora Williams I first want to start by saying that I often forget to sit and think about my writing journey. I’m so used to doing the next thing, or getting sucked into the next story, that I don’t really take quiet moments to acknowledge my accomplishments. I suppose this is a good place […]
Claiming My Voice
by Lena Fein As a toddler I adored stories, especially fairytales. My father would come into my bedroom just before bedtime and read my sister and me a story from a large, colorful book of classic fairytales. He’d change his voice to portray the different characters. I’d gasp with delight when he squeaked out the […]
Small Press Pages March 2026
March always feels like a month in transition—winter loosening its grip, spring beginning to stir, and the promise of longer days just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to gather a stack of books that reflect that sense of movement: stories that challenge, surprise, comfort, or simply keep us good company as the seasons […]
A Book Written to Offer Hope
By Brigitte Shipman I was destined to be a teacher. From age six, I played school and always took the role of the teacher. Teaching was my calling. Then I became a mother in the Spring of 1992. So, while teaching is what I loved and pursued as a career, being a mom has been […]
An Interview with CiCi Donohue of “How Could You Let This Happen” by Jen Craven
HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN? I fight back tears as my best friend clutches her son’s hand, the room silent except for the low beep of his life support machine. I couldn’t bear it if this was my own son. My pulse races as she slowly turns to me. “How could you let this […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Donna Miscolta
by Donna Miscolta Ofelia and Norma Publication date: September 29, 2026 Available for pre-order now. In community college, large-bodied twin sisters Ofelia and Norma struggle for a sense of self. When Ofelia sheds pounds from long, solo walks, Norma senses their twinness slipping away. She decides to slip away herself to a transfer college out […]
‘It’s Complicated’: Our Relationship With Book Reviews
by Lorraine Devon Wilke Ah, reviews. The Holy Grail of every merchant, company, production, businessperson, artist, entrepreneur, and, yes, author. We need them, we want them; we pursue them, convinced they’re not only heartening to the soul but essential to the business, yet they’ve become harder to get and sometimes as vexing when received, a […]
Apocalypse Now? Dystopian World-Building in the Age of…Whatever the Hell this Is
By E.A. Smiroldo A funny thing happened on my way to writing a novel about life in the dystopian future. Surprise! The climate change Armageddon of my imagination turned out to be far better than what we were experiencing in reality. Even after finding a publisher for my climate fiction novel, The Silent Count, I […]
Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman: On Writing
In a novel of startling relevancy, with the recent assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman has written the second of her past life mysteries with God Denied (Scholar Dreams Publishing, March 10, 2026). When a conservative news commentator is murdered on the eve of his controversial campus appearance, Professor Ashford Connor finds himself at the […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Heather Cumiskey interviews Brynn Gallardo from The Sooner I Go
Authors Interviewing Characters: Heather Cumiskey interviews Brynn Gallardo from The Sooner I Go. THE SOONER I GO Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Paige Toon, this suspenseful new adult romance follows an eighteen-year-old woman reeling from loss as she’s drawn into an unexpected attraction—one that might expose the secrets she’s tried to bury. Seven […]
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