Publishing

Malicious Intent cover

The latest book edited by the Written Word to be published By A.L. Smith In the middle of her thirty-minute elliptical workout, she found herself staring into the reflected eyes of a gentleman who was not only drop-dead gorgeous, but eerily familiar. She tried to look away, but it was impossible. He, on the other […]

Next books edited by The Written Word

One thing that’s keeping me busy these days is editing books by some highly talented, productive and professional bestselling authors. Here are a couple coming soon: The Brisling Code By J.L. Oakley A novel of the Norwegian resistance to the German occupation during World War II.  An experienced intelligence agent at 22, Tore Haugland faces […]

two hands holding an open book

Publishing a printed book is much less forgiving than producing an e-book. I have known that since I started working with electronic publishing, lo many years ago. But I really felt it with the production of my third book, Army of Worn Soles. I have printed books before, and I thought getting a print version […]

one for sorrow book cover

By D.G. Torrens The latest book edited by the Written Word is now out! D.G. Torrens’ One for Sorrow THE PAST BROKE HER BUT THE PRESENT MAY KILL HER… Avery Masters has never known love, only false representations of it. Failed by her mother and again by the state care system, she trusts no one. […]

Author Ivan Baidak

Author, IT specialist and peripatetic This is a very special post: a conversation with Ivan Baidak, author of Invisible and five other books. Invisible has recently been published in English by Canadian publisher Guernica Editions of Hamilton, Ontario. I met Ivan five years ago on a trip to California for a writer’s conference in Russian […]

Thanks for your support

Together, we crushed it!  Through August, I joined thousands of cyclists across Canada in the Great Cycle Challenge Canada. We biked to raise money for the Hospital for Sick Children’s campaign for research into improved treatments and cures for children’s cancers.  I originally planned to cycle 200 km, and raise $500. Well, I was getting close to […]

Woman reading on the beach

It’s beach reading season! Yes, it’s finally here, after the most difficult year in a long, long time. Enter the eBook & Paperback Sweepstakes! (2) Winners of eBook “Gift Baskets” of ALL ebooks Other Winners of individual ebooks or paperbacks (randomly selected) So whether you’re going to be reading on the sand, with your feet […]