Welcome to another Author Highlight, a series where we feature indie authors like ourselves. You’ll find author interviews, tips, stories, poetry and more. We aim to entertain, promote, and inspire. Other interviews can be found here. Author E.M. Anderson Joining us in our post today for an author interview is E.M. Anderson (she/they). Her adult fantasy novel, The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher, follows the 83-year-old knitting enthusiast on a fantastical “Chosen One” adventure to save dragon-slayers. (Releasing April 21, 2023, from Hansen House Books) You’re never too old for adventure. When you’re a geriatric armed with nothing but gumption and knitting needles, stopping a sorcererRead More →

It’s been a long road, getting from ideation to publication. Here’s an infographic of that publication journey and where we are in the process. Subscribers to our newsletter got to see this infographic first. Sign up and get first looks into our writing and extras, including this infographic on our journey to publication.Read More →

Recently on my own blog, I posted about Gifts for Writers: 10 Ideas That Aren’t Notebooks, but sometimes there are gorgeous notebooks, and notebooks that add unique value, that you just can’t pass up. Here are four notebook ideas as gifts for authors. (Post by K) A Leather Journal There’s something about a leather-bound notebook with rustic paper. It feels like you’ve stepped back in time, or in another land ready to fight dragons. Particularly for fantasy, steampunk, historical fiction or poetry writers, I suggest one like this as a gift for an author in your life. I’ve been saving mine to write a journalRead More →