cover of Barred: Short Stories by Derek O'Gorman
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Barred: Short Stories from Ireland — by Derek O’Gorman

This collection of short stories presents a varied cast of protagonists, some hardened by life and some still vulnerable. The stories explore how fate can shape the path of life-life’s ups and downs, peaks, troughs, and redemptive moments. The dreamers in these stories look to forge better lives for themselves. Dip in and allow yourself to be transported, moved, and inspired.

Best books of 2017: indie publishers on their favourite books of the year
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Best books of 2017: indie publishers on their favourite books of the year

Sarah Davis Goff The book that made my year: We spoke last year about Mike McCormack’s wonderful Solar Bones, which garnered rave reviews and a rake of prizes including the Goldsmiths and two BGE Irish Book Awards. We suspected it was only gathering speed – and we were so delighted when it was longlisted for…

How Multiple Rounds of Editing Help Authors Be Taken Seriously

How Multiple Rounds of Editing Help Authors Be Taken Seriously

At Sulis International, we alwasy stress to our authors the importance of an outside editor. No writer can catch all the problems with their own work. We have an in-house proofreader for typos, basic grammar, and punctuation, but we require our authors to send us clean manuscripts (that’s one way we save money and offer…

The Best Bookstores in All 50 States (BookRiot)
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The Best Bookstores in All 50 States (BookRiot)

If you are a reader, and you love bookstores, BookRiot has a blog post for you. This post lists the best bookstores in all fifty states in the U.S. (plus the District of Columbia). The list is based on a number of criteria as evaluated by BookRiot subscribers. How knowledgeable are the booksellers? What’s the selection…

5 Tips for Surviving a Writing Workshop (BookRiot)

This is a from a guest post from Mallory Soto from BookRiot. Mallory is a short story writer, literary fiction enthusiast, and an Editorial Assistant and Social Media Strategist in New York. Congratulations, you wrote something! Maybe it’s the first draft of a short story or a polished manuscript to a novel. Either way, it…

5 Simple Marketing Strategies for First-Time Authors

5 Simple Marketing Strategies for First-Time Authors

Brent Jones, former freelance social media manager and author of The Fifteenth of June, shares 5 simple marketing strategies that all first-time authors can (and should!) try, and how his efforts have already started to pay off. 1. Run a free Kindle promotion 2. Donate print copies to libraries and bookstores 3. Contact local media…