by Penny Freeman | Jan 25, 2013 | Featured Friday
BY ERIC WHITE I was a writer and illustrator long before I knew I wanted to be those things. The first story I put pen to page on was revealed to the rather small world of my grade school in Sesser, Illinois. I cannot remember which teacher read the five-to-six- page...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 23, 2013 | Editor's Notes
In this dynamic, constantly changing world of publishing, in a platform about as stable as the San Andreas fault, the future of publishing rests with those determined to create it. Xchyler Publishingmeans, in large part, to write its own rules. How “it’s done”...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 22, 2013 | Inside Marketing, Writing
When writing a story, regardless of its length, you need realistic events. Your reader needs to connect and believe in what happens. But how do you do this? How do you make your story really draw in your reader? Here are my top five places to go when I need...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 21, 2013 | Editor's Notes
“The day my editor told me I needed a full rewrite was the BEST day ever! It’s like I was given a second chance at life, a new beginning! I’d become ten-times the author from that first version. I couldn’t wait to get started!” said no one, ever. But why? Why do...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 18, 2013 | Featured Friday
BY AUTHOR R. A. SMITH Welcome to Xchyler Publishing’s newest innovation, Featured Friday, wherein authors connect with readers discussing anything that strikes their fancy. We here at XP pride ourselves on the depth and breadth of our established and...
