I was saddened to find out a few years ago that they discontinued the old writer’s market guides by Writer’s Digest Books. In fact, it seems the whole Writer’s Digest Books division went the way of the Do Do bird. I had every edition since 1978. Then I got all excited. I heard it was…
Skyhorse Publishing Novels, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, All Genres skyhorsepublishing.com skyhorsepublishing.com/submissions submissions@skyhorsepublishing.com “America’s fastest growing small press” —Publisher’s Weekly Skyhorse opened its doors in 2006, committed to bringing the world a broad mix of books. With 112 New York Times bestsellers, more than 12,000 books on their backlist, and over 400 titles planned for 2025/2026, they’ve…
Elizabeth & Minnie Publishing (Non-fiction, History, Bio, Memoir, Regional) elizabethminnie.com elizabethminnie.com/booksubmission info@elizabethminnie.com #Elizabeth&MinniePublishing About Elizabeth & Minnie Publishing Once upon a time… …there were two women living different, yet beautifully similar lives. They filled their days with work that spoke to them, and their evenings with books that inspired them. One night, both women began…
The Kauai Writers Conference 2026 #KauaiWritersConference There will be 20 Master Classes from November 10th to 13th and a conference from November 14th to 16th. The conference will include panels on the craft and business of writing, agent pitch sessions, publishing industry consultations, and much more. Learn more about the Kauai Writers Workshop. FOUR DAYS…
Poetry Writer’s Market is THE official poetry writer’s guide for the 2026 publishing season. Welcome to Poetry Writer’s Market: Independent Book Publishers. Poetry Writer’s Market is your guide to the thriving, poetry publishing scene: literary and commercial (music, etc.). These are real publishing houses where you can submit your serious poetry collections. With Poetry Writer’s Market you…
8 Rules for Writing Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut . 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. 3. Every character should want something, even if it…
#forbes #williamduer by Philip Loyd… That’s right, your beloved founder Philip Loyd is now doing his crazy Flashbytes thing on, of all places, Forbes. Philip on Forbes. And about whom? What? Hamilton? Franklin? Not hardly. How about William Duer? Huh? Exactly. William Duer and the great Wall Street crash of 1792. Come check out The…
Did you know that scores of best-selling publishers and editors are leaving the big publishing houses and going it on their own these days? That’s right: Indie Publishing. These are the people who know how to get you on the bestseller list. It’s an exciting time to be an author. The REAL WRITERS MARKET is…
Three Rooms Press (Novels, Creative Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio, YA) #threeroomspress threeroomspress.com https://threeroomspress.com/submit info@threeroomspress.com submissions@threerommspress.com Three Rooms Press is a New York City-based small press. Founded in 1994 by editors Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, Three Rooms Press serves as a leading independent publisher of diverse, cut-the-edge creative, including fiction, memoir, biography, young adult, LGBTQ fiction…
by Philip Loyd… They say if you stack the current national debt in one-dollar bills, it will go all the way to the moon and back, twice. Me, I’m not so sure. Besides, who’s got $30 trillion in cash to test the theory out anyway? Not the United States, that’s for sure. Ever see the…
There was quite a commotion down on the street this morning, here on Wall Street where I work. Of course, I get to the office before the sun comes up, so whatever it was it came along after I was already at my desk, comfortable, with a nice hot cup of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Coffee was…
Come read the story that was the inspiration for the Chevy Chase movie, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, written by famous movie director (before he was famous) John Hughes. Before the Breakfast Club and Uncle Buck, Hughes was a writer for the Lampoon. Enjoy! Christmas ’59 by John Hughes (National Lampoon) All in all it was…
#RealFlashbytes by #PhiliipLoyd #realwritersmarket My friend TJ Max isn’t just a sexist and a swamp rat, he’s an author as well. In fact, he’s recently penned a treatise he calls Trademark USA, and plausible or not, it’s quite revolutionary. The whole thing is more than two-hundred pages long and he wrote it all in one…
Post Hill Press Novels, True Crime, Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio posthillpress.com posthillpress.com/contact#submit contact@posthillpress.com Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards/Non-fiction, 2025 Founded in 2013 by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and book industry professionals, Post Hill Press has successfully published a wide spectrum of books, with a focus on the categories of pop culture, business, self-help, health,…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd I got this magazine in the mail the today. It’s called Ignite: The Lifestyle Magazine for Aspiring Jihadists and Bomb Makers. Not sure why it came here. So I called the 1-800 number and got a hold of customer service. They told me there must have been some kind of mix-up…
