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My Story

Indie Publishing: the New Slush Pile?

Two more indie writers just signed with a major pubisher. Mark Edwards and Louise Voss, coauthors of  and  just announced that they signed a six-figure deal with Harper Collins. And  [More…]

Dream of Writing? It is Within YOUR Power

I recently did an interview with David Gaughran that received a lot of attention, so I thought I would share it in my blog as well. Hope that you enjoy  [More…]

#37 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers List

Amazon Bestsellers Rank : #326 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #15 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery &  [More…]

Cheryl Shireman Interview by Kipp Poe

Since there seems to be quite a bit of interest in some of the interviews I have been doing about my experiences as an Indie writer, I decided to include  [More…]

Indie Publishing: Top Ten Things I Have Learned

One of my primary reasons for starting this blog was to share my journey as an Indie writer with you. If you are an Indie writer, I hope you will  [More…]

East of Eden and Me? (or #99 in Literary Fiction – What?)

This is going to be a short entry. For, you see, it is very difficult to write (or even see) when you are alternately crying and laughing. For today, at  [More…]

Writing Dreams

From the time I began writing in my early teens I have imagined walking into a bookstore and seeing my book on the shelf. In my fantasy, I pull it  [More…]

Such Excitement Will Never Come Again…

A proof of my novel, is scheduled to arrive in the mail today. In case you missed the point – a copy of my book (smelling of fresh ink and  [More…]

Censorship and the Young Writer

I probably started writing at around the age of 12 or 13. I vaguely remember writing about a girl named Tony, which I thought was really clever. A girl with  [More…]

Cooper Moon The Calling
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