Serial Novel Published in the Restless City
Writing is a solitary endeavor, and save for some tweaking by an editor, the storyline and characters are the author’s own. The author is in charge of what happens when, what each character does, says,...
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What happens when a parent’s perfectly normal day turns into every parent’s worst nightmare? For the Smith family, life was good. John, most known to R-J readers as Nevada’s best-read newspaper...
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by Krissy Hawkins Each year, the Vegas Valley Book Festival (VVBF) presents its Crystal Book Mark Award to an individual who has significantly advanced the cause of literature in the Vegas Valley. This...
View ArticleLove Writing? Love Writing FAST?
The Vegas Valley Book Festival is sponsoring a Flash Fiction contest. Application here. Only the first twenty applicants will be accepted, and you can’t register until July 22. So set your alarms and...
View ArticleLiterary Bests List
Vegas Seven named Stephens Press one of the best seven literary things in Las Vegas! We’re in exalted company of the Black Mountain Institute, the Vegas Valley Book Festival, and the Las Vegas Writers...
View Article“Best Las Vegas Books”— The Guardian
Oh! Oh! Oh! The UK’s Guardian has named FADE SAG CRUMBLE (www.fadesagcrumble.com) one of the ten BEST BOOKS SET IN LAS VEGAS! Right alongside Hunter S. Thompson, Larry McMurtry, James Ellroy, Tom...
View ArticleFor Writers: What to do at Book Fairs
My long-time friend and colleague Tim Sunderland writes a good blog over at WhatIfYouCouldNotFail.com where he both chronicles his journey toward becoming a novelist and also posts lots of great advice...
View ArticleLiterary Las Vegas
by guest blogger Jami Carpenter, aka Redpengirl Las Vegas typically conjures up images of showgirls and slot machines, neon lights and all-night parties, mega-bucks and mega-resorts. What might...
View ArticleBooks on Parade
by guest blogger Jami Carpenter, aka Redpengirl For all the talk that traditional print books are on the way “out” and that reading in general is on the decline, you’d never know it from the activity...
View ArticleReview Interview!
The newest edition of The Nevada Review is out. Take a look here. If you’re interested in all things Nevada, both fiction and non-fiction, this quarterly publication has much to offer. I’ve subscribed...
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