Hickey(s) of the Beast Challenge

We're gearing up for the release of Hickey of the Beast, a hilarious, creative, absolutely awesome YA fantasy by Isabel Kunkle. In honour of this great story, and tapping into…

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Erekos Reader Drawing

In the cold, cold days of winter, following Snowpocalypse II as it's blanketed a huge swath of the country, we want to give you, our beloved readers, a little something…

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Praise for Broken

There's been an awful lot of praise coming in for Broken, including this from the man known as Smarriveur: I don't often recommend books. I'll mention if I'm quite enjoying…

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Reader Poll

So...Preditors & Editors is doing its annual Readers Poll, and Candlemark & Gleam and Erekos are up in several categories! Pretty please go vote for us? Candlemark & Gleam is…

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Doing the Books

It's official. The very first thing I will do if Candlemark & Gleam ever turns a profit is to hire a bookkeeper. I hate doing the books. I really, really do. I…

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Publicity as Primary

As we move into a new year, with many exciting book launches planned, I've been thinking more and more about marketing and publicity. You see, the hardest part of being…

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Hazards of book design

Going into these things, you never think about the potential job hazards of doing book design. For instance, after awhile, the words "Dear Michael" stop making actual sense, and start…

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On Pseudonyms

Interesting article here on choosing to write under a pseudonym, and why an author might want to do so. I think a lot of authors, particularly those who write in…

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Ads in eBooks

The Wall Street Journal just did an article on companies exploring the possibilities of adding ads to eBooks. I'm a bit torn on how I feel about this. On the…

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