News and events from Ashland Creek Press
Over on my Remembering English blog, I post a Weekly Writing exercise for writers — and I’ve been thrilled over the last few weeks to have featured three amazing writers who have offered guest prompts of their own. So I wanted to mention them here — and I hope you’ll click over to check them …
Here at Ashland Creek Press, we’re delighted to participate in today’s virtual Meatout event, along with so many others who are passionate about their health, the environment, and the well-being of animals. For those unfamiliar with Meatout: It has become the world’s largest annual grassroots diet education campaign, encouraging people to explore a wholesome, nonviolent diet of fruits, …
There are many things to love about Ashland, Oregon. Like the fact that every year, since 1988, the city honors a “Tree of the Year.” Oregonians love their trees. In fact, did you know that Oregon has extended the traditional Arbor Day celebration into a week-long affair? Celebrated during the first week of April. I’ve …
If you’re looking for an agent, a publisher, or just trying to make sense of the publishing business, I recommend following Jane Friedman’s blog. She posted a guest article by the writer John Rember, who recently published with the upstart press Dream of Things. He provides great insights into the publishing model today and why …
Late last year, Amazon unveiled Kindle for the Web, a feature that allows authors and publishers to easily post book excerpts on their web sites. Here’s what it looks like on my web site (you can click here to see it live): By pasting a text string supplied by Amazon, I can give visitors a …