Ford Knows Books
Mr. Troy Ford, Michael Steele, Caroline Osella (they/them), Dana DuBois, Dan Pal, WYATT! Out Loud, QueerolinaEssays, stories & curiosities | Home of the Pink Sheep novels "Lamb" and "Waterspout" - "The Books We ❤️ Club" - and "The Road to Published" - the choose-your-own-adventure approach to writing and publishing books
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Why I ❤️ Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s "Before the Coffee Gets Cold"
I haven’t read Before the Coffee Gets Cold yet, but after reading Rebecca Elise’s thoughtful reflection, I’ve got it sitting at the top of my teetering To Be Read pile. What begins as a whimsical premise—a coffee shop where you can travel b...
The Costs of Indie Publishing: State of the Biz
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90% of independently published books sell fewer than 100 copies over their lifetime, according to a commonly cited industry estimate.
Let that sink in.
Compare that to traditionally publi...
Why I ❤️ Andrew Sean Greer's "Less"
It’s been a while since I read Andrew Sean Greer’s Less, and the details have gotten a bit muddled (or middled, as you will read below). It’s a deceptively easy read (I’m told), it’s funny (they say), and a lighter-hearted rumination on agi...
Reviewing the Reviews
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Troy Ford: Being Bold & Bodacious With “Waterspout!”
Special thanks to fellow author Wyatt O’Brian Evans for hosting me on his popular podcast ! Wyatt is a consummate interviewer—interested, engaged, and funny as hell—...
Why I ❤️ Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way"
I’ve been an admirer of Julia Cameron’s work for quite some time, even used The Artist’s Way to try and bust through my decades-long writer’s block when it was still in its infancy mid-90s. Though it took me another 20 years to finally writ...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Award-disdaining Author, Exile & Kook | Qstack - Shining a light on the amazing queer writers of Substack | Ford Knows Books - Books with a side of self-publishing chaos | The Pink Sheep Novels: Lamb and Waterspout
Michael Steele is a full-time teacher and part-time writer in California.
Rewilded Anthropologist. Ex academic anthropologist in UK. Now a freelance writer. Big WIP is a (you guessed) campus novel. On Campus is issue-based but character-driven. Stay with me through 2026 to hear more. Excerpts on Substack (for now).
Memoirist & cultural essayist. GenX word nerd. I write out loud. Co-host & booker: The Daily Whatever Show. Fine feminist. Loves storytelling, karaoke, ectomorphs, her two teens, and Oxford commas. Loathes the RHCP.
Dan Pal has been a Film Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, Film Critic, Director, Screenwriter, Festival Programmer & memoir writer. He writes about film, television, and music at https://danpal.substack.com/
Wyatt O'Brian Evans is that Quintessential Renaissance Guy: Author, Journalist, Podcaster, and Intimate Partner Abuse Specialist. The new novel, "Nothing Can Tear Us Apart--RUTHLESS!", is available on Amazon. “Speaking My Mind Loudly And Proudly!”
We exist to empower ourselves, empower each other, and empower connection — building community, documenting history, and making sure Queer life across the state gets found, joined, and never forgotten.
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