By day, Lainy Carslaw is a novelist, essayist, editor and writing coach. Her work has been published with Causeway Lit, The Sandy River Review, Brevity, Pink Pangea, the Nasty Women anthology, The Fourth River, and several editions of The Madwomen…
Thank you for inviting this little ole lady to participate in an author bio! Since I have had a lifetime of ‘wanting to write,’ but only began at the tender age of eighty-one (after some amazing coincidences and challenges) I…
I’m Shawn A. Daniel, a father, author, and Black man with cerebral palsy. I write from lived experience about disability, dreams, identity, independence, and the conversations families often struggle to begin.
Author and illustrator R.M. Tembreull is a military veteran whose rich experiences and global travels inform his creativity and his writing. His passion is eco-fantasy, and he has created the world of the Blighted Earth as his literary construct for…
Rob Lee is an acronym for ROBotic Letter Election Equipment, a device created by professors at Cloudsville Theoretical University. They wanted to prove that enough monkeys at enough typewriters could produce a line of Shakespeare and deduce how many monkeys…
Kevin and Jayne reside in Belleville, IL. He is a graduate of the Northern Illinois School of Journalism and a proud member of the 100-year-old St. Louis Writers Guild. He loves traveling, family, hiking the Shawnee National Forest, and black…
Monique Hayes is a fiction author, poet, and screenwriter from Maryland. A Periplus and Hurston/Wright Fellow, she received her MFA from the University of Maryland College Park. She’s the recipient of an American Antiquarian Fellowship, an Eccles Visiting Fellowship (British…
My name is Peter Brownlow, I am sixty-five years old, live in the UK, and write children’s books even though I have no children.
Book rights are divisible, and many deals license print while the author retains ebook, audio, or foreign rights. Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl deal with Ace is a prominent recent example. Whether a publisher will agree to a split depends…
Whether you’re drafting your first romantasy or refining a manuscript already brimming with yearning and enchantments, you’ll find practical guidance here to help you blend heat, heart, and high-fantasy energy into one irresistible spell.
At Atmosphere Press, we offer four tiered hybrid publishing packages—Essential, Premium, Flagship, and Enterprise—designed to give authors everything they need to publish a high-quality book, reach readers worldwide, and retain full creative control.
For writers considering Atmosphere Press, Dossett’s experience offers a grounded example of what a strong publishing partnership can provide: professionalism, guidance, encouragement, and a path forward.
Stuck between first draft and finished masterpiece? Beta readers can bridge the gap. These unsung heroes provide fresh eyes, insightful feedback, and honest critique to take your story to the next level.
As a writer, you’ve probably experienced the thrill of creating a piece of work that you’re proud of. You’ve poured your heart and soul into it, polished every word, and hit the “submit” button with a sense of anticipation. But…
What Does It Mean for a Book to Be “Finished”? While starting a book can be challenging in its own right, writers often find difficulty in finishing the book, or deciding where it should end. At some point in every…
Davina Silkwing lives in the North of England and is a cleaner and freelance editor working in the gig economy. She is the author of two young adult novels, Fish Food and Nagel, and Streaks is her debut novel for…
Gina V. Badd is every bit a bad girl—a spicy, outspoken, Italian firecracker! Gina is a dreamer, and fiercely believes if you want something, go and get it! She lives in Indiana with her husband, Travis.
Fredricka ‘Ricki’ Maister calls herself a ‘lifelong mourner.’ At age twelve, she experienced the untimely death of her father. Twenty-five years later, she was forced to cope with the intense, overwhelming emotions unleashed by the brutal murder of her longtime…
D.J. Hupp is a filmmaker, actor, and comedian based in Portland, Oregon. He is known for: Comedy shorts and mashups. Creating BardSubs.com (comedic modern language subtitles for movies based on Shakespeare plays). Editing James Nguyen’s (famous for creating one of…
The painful, sudden ending of a long-distance relationship and the pains of trying to love someone living as two different versions of himself due to his high profile career. The hollowing fact that the ghost of his image across my…