Let’s Talk Inspiration!

Guest Post by Laurie’s client, Bram Stoker finalist Lisa Kessler, on the book birthday of her newest Moon series novel, Harvest Moon (on the day following the Super Moon no less…the celestial oomph cannot be denied!) When I’m writing a series, I’m always...

The Stress of the Untold Series

Guest Post by Laurie’s client J.M. Frey Today I am finishing a script (short), starting another (feature-length), writing at least two announcement blog posts for my new publishing deal, making pasta sauce from scratch before our bounty of garden tomatoes go...

How To Succeed as an Indie Author Without Really Trying

Today we have a fantastic step-by-step guide on how to become a successful self-published author from mega-successful fantasy indie Brian D. Anderson. He’s also my client for traditional publishing deals…a true hybrid author. Thanks for sharing, Brian....

Teen Fuse Launches Today!

In honor of the launch of Short Fuse Publishing’s new Teen Fuse imprint, award-winning author Douglas Rees, whose four teen historical novels are the initial titles for Teen Fuse, shares his thoughts on the relevance and marketability of historical fiction...

Q&A with Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris

THE DIAMOND CONSPIRACY debuts March 31st! (Book Four in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series)          How did you start your writing career? PIP BALLANTINE: It was strange really, but I have an ex-boyfriend to thank for this. I know, that seems crazy, but...

Contest! Contest! Contest!

Today a bunch of great things happened. 1. Fuse announced a 3-book deal for client J.M. Frey. (epic meta fantasy: The Untold Tale, The Returned Tale, The Final Tale) with REUTS Publishing. Yay! 2. Short Fuse, our publishing arm, made available its first paperback...