Is your grandchild or child at the age where they are beginning to doubt the existence of Santa Claus? Mary O’Neill faced that existential moment when her granddaughter questioned the round one’s existence. That night, Santa Claus, the real St. Nick, came to her in a dream and revealed the truth. Thanks to Mary’s having had a notebook and pen at the side of her bed, she was able to capture Santa’s message as he spoke, in her first book, A Letter from Santa Claus, released last year. A Letter from Santa Claus is recommended for kids ages 10 to 14 as they begin to question their belief in Santa and his Christmas Eve mission. Can something so wonderful be real? Does growing up mean losing the magic? Mary will […]
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Friends, I am pleased to announce that Never Be Afraid: A Belgian Jew in the French Resistance, the book I co-wrote with Holocaust resistance hero Bernard Mednicki and is now in its third edition, has just been released today, March 7, on Draft2Digital. You can get your copy right here. Through Draft2Digital’s distribution network, Never Be Afraid will be available for purchase on Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd, Apple, Tolino, Overdrive, Bibliotheca, 24Symbols, Baker & Taylor, Hoopla, Vivlio, Palace Marketplace, and Amazon. The D2D version became necessary last year after Draft2Digital and Smashwords merged. Major portions of You’ve Got the Time: How to Write and Publish That Book in You became outdated. There was no way around it. I had to write a second edition. Producing this version of Never […]
In a world that was still trying to figure out progressive definitions, Yippie Judy Gumbo, author of the recently released Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI, was introduced to me from a distance. “She’s a feminist,” I was told about the sister with the long flowing curls and fiery eyes. I Meet Judy Gumbo; She Has No Idea I was a second-generation Yippie; I had been too young for Chicago ’68 but I was fully on board with Miami Beach ’72. Both presidential nominating conventions were being held there that summer and the Yippies were planning to make their presence known. Through a short series of karmic connections, I had been brought into their broader inner circle. I knew Judy only as Stew Albert’s wife. Stew was […]
The two titans of the self-publishing distribution industry, Draft2Digital (D2D) and Smashwords, have merged. According to an announcement released on February 8, 2022, the former has purchased the latter. The deal, which took effect on March 1, vastly expands the distribution territories of both distribution channels. Transitions to the new platform will be gradual but, in the end, members of both current companies will share a common dashboard, common distribution outlets, and new, cutting-edge tools for book publishing, distribution, and marketing. Kris Austin, co-founder and CEO of Draft2Digital, will lead the combined company as CEO. Mark Coker, founder and CEO of Smashwords, will join the management team as chief strategy officer and board member. The name of the combined company will be Draft2Digital. The Smashwords name will live on through […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 9, 2022 – Is your mind swirling with memories of trauma past, pressures of obligations present, or fears of failure future? Are you unsure what you want to be when you grow up or how to fulfill the last years of your life? Azenphony Press is pleased to announce Ken Wachsberger’s upcoming virtual workshop, “What’s Your I-Factor?: Writing for Self-Discovery and Healing.” Date: Wednesday January 19, 2022 Time: 10 a.m. to noon Location: Your laptop The workshop is sponsored by University of Michigan’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). It is open to members only (but membership is only $25 a year and you become eligible for their other programs). Register here. The workshop will offer intimate stories, valuable writing tips, participant discussion, and time to write. Participants […]