by Penny Freeman | Jan 29, 2015 | Editor's Notes, Publisher's Desk, Writing
BY PENNY FREEMAN Dodging the Grammar Police We’ve been tackling that ticklish subject, voice. Of my six bullet points, we have thus far addressed: The writer’s vocabulary and speech patterns The characters’ vocabulary and speech patterns Now,...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 27, 2015 | Publisher's Desk
BY JESSICA SHEN Introducing the Xchyler Publishing Newsletter! We have some exciting news today—Xchyler Publishing will be releasing our first newsletter this Friday, January 30th! Thank you to all the lovely people who came by our booth at Teslsacon to sign up for...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 29, 2013 | Publisher's Desk, Submission Guidelines, The Citadel
BY PENNY FREEMAN This blog post is the culmination of my Citadel series, explaining who and what we are at Hamilton Springs Press/Xchyler Publishing, and our philosophy regarding the publishing industry. Specifically, I hope over the course of the previous four...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 26, 2013 | Publisher's Desk
BY PENNY FREEMAN The West and Gulf Coasts Wow. A whole year. It doesn’t feel like it’s been a year. One would think that someone of my age and experience would have grown accustomed long ago to time flying, but that’s not the case, and I doubt ever will be. See, the...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 4, 2013 | Publisher's Desk, The Citadel, Writing
Surrendering to the inevitable. No matter how carefully we couch our criticisms and structure our support, sooner or later, we, as editors, hear writers thus opine. We brace ourselves for the inescapable complaint. It feels like a prerequisite of the writing process....
by Penny Freeman | May 21, 2013 | Publisher's Desk, The Citadel, Writing
We last parted within the breached walls of Published Author, a citadel now reduced to rubble and chaos, standing firm together as we gaze up at that gleaming tower of Commercial Success. We mean to prevail against it, but dang! That’s one daunting pile, and, at its...
