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  • Steve Levi
  • T. Martin O'Neil
  • Valerie Winans
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Evan Swensen

Books from a Vending Machine

Some trivia is too good to keep to yourself. It’s the kind you carry around in your back pocket — …

Evan Swensen

Forged Greatness Before the Iron Was Hot

W.B. Yeats once said, “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

Trinidadian English/Creole Standard English is the official language of Trinidad. However, Trinidadian English Creole is an English-based creole language commonly spoken …

Evan Swensen

The Royalty That Never Came

A friend once asked how to choose the right publisher. She had options—several, in fact. But she felt uncertain, unsure …

Evan Swensen

1.2 Million Words Later

Fun Trivia for Curious Readers Who Love Books The Longest Novel Ever Written Was Meant to Be Read Like a …

Evan Swensen

The Candle and the Mirror

Edith Wharton’s quote, “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it,” …

Carl Douglass

One of The Boys

There was precious little to occupy the minds and hands of the boys of Cipher in the 1940s. Most of …

Evan Swensen

After the Scam

Grounded and Personal Over the years, our press has published books by authors from every corner of life. Some came …

Evan Swensen

The Bookworm That Ate My Homework (Literally)

Fun Trivia for Curious Readers Who Love Books Before the term bookworm was a badge of honor proudly worn by …

Evan Swensen

The Red Pen We All Carry

“No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else’s draft.” — H.G. Wells Writers know …

Evan Swensen

Don’t Launch to an Empty Room: How to Build Your Audience Before the Book Is Out

Here’s your story, fully formatted for Medium. It follows Medium’s conventions: clear subheadings, italics for book titles, a strong lede, …

Evan Swensen

Flip, Don’t Scroll: The Fun Science Behind Paper Power

Back when I was young — before “screen time” entered the vocabulary — reading meant sitting by a window in …

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