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Artwork for Reading, Writing, & Roaming with Author Valerie Biel

Award-winning indie author, book marketing professional, & writing educator Valerie Biel brings you the latest publishing news, writing craft advice, book marketing & promotion tips. . .and occasional author interviews, new book news, and travel stories.

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Writers' Forum - October 2026

Happy Halloween! Today marks the second day of the three-day Blackbird Writers book sale and massive giveaway. You can see the books that are free and deeply discounted along with the entry form link for the giveaway bundles at BlackbirdWri...

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Season 3 - Episode 8: Spooky Writing

This is a podcast for authors by authors! (And also readers who want the scoop on what authors are REALLY thinking.) Join Valerie Biel and T.K. (Tracey) Sheffield as we share topics to help our fellow writers as well as fun tidbits on what...

15 days ago
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The Aside: Conversations with authors just off the page - Episode 15 with Sherrill Joseph

I’m an author (as you all know), but you might not know that I have a journalism degree . . . so here I get to channel my insatiable curiosity. (Some might call this nosiness!) I’m excited to ask authors about their work and the ideas that...

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META’S NEW TWO-LINK RULE DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM $50/MONTH.

I became a victim of this recently!

AND NO – link in comments – is NOT a permanent work around. (Links in comments count toward that two-link-per-month limit—believe me, I tried it!) AND YES, that may be working for you right now, as this...

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The Aside: Conversations with authors just off the page - Episode 14 with Matty Dalrymple

I’m an author (as you all know), but you might not know that I have a journalism degree . . . so here I get to channel my insatiable curiosity. (Some might call this nosiness!) I’m excited to ask authors about their work and the ideas that...

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  • Valerie Biel

    Award-winning author of stories inspired by travel & insatiable curiosity. I use my powers for good to help other authors navigate the crazy publishing world by providing editing, book marketing, and promotion assistance.

  • Anne Louise Bannon

    Author Anne Louise Bannon mostly writes mysteries, including the Old Los Angeles Series, the Freddie and Kathy series, and the Operation Quickline series. Visit her website at AnneLouiseBannon.com.

  • Sherrill Joseph

    Sherrill Joseph, retired teacher and award-winning author of the Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries (ages 9+), presents four savvy sleuths who solve complex mysteries with a twist of history, showing that being respectful and helpful can be cool!

  • Robb Grindstaff

    Fiction author, book editor, writing coach and instructor, retired journalist. Lived all around the world and settled in a small town in the Midwest on a big lake.

  • Kathleen Kaska

    Kathleen Kaska is an award-winning author of the Sydney Lockhart Mysteries and the Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mysteries. She won the PenCraft Award for Best Mystery Series and the Amity Literary Award for her upcoming novel, Death Without Dignity.

  • Margaret Mizushima

    Author of the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, police procedurals set in the Colorado mountains. Lover of dogs and cats. My veterinarian husband and I recently moved from our home state of Colorado to the Pacific NW.

  • Colleen Winter

    Author and adventurer. Exploring the near-future and tech-gone-wrong when I’m writing, the outdoors when I’m not.

  • Matty Dalrymple

    Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers (www.mattydalrymple.com/). She also writes, speaks, podcasts, and consults about indie publishing as The Indy Author (www.theindyauthor.com/).

  • T.K. Sheffield

    Hi, I’m T.K. Sheffield, a Wisconsin author writing stories for readers to laugh and escape. "The Backyard Model Mysteries" are funny cozy mysteries. "The Valentine Lines" and "Valentines in July" are screwball comedies.

  • Kathleen Donnelly

    Award-winning author Kathleen Donnelly writes the National Forest K-9 and Colorado K-9 series. She lives near the Colorado foothills with her husband and four-legged friends. To learn more, visit Kathleen's website at kathleendonnelly.com.

  • Laurie Stevens

    Laurie Stevens is the author of the award-winning Gabriel McRay psychological-suspense series and "The Return," a sci-fi/fantasy.

  • GP Gottlieb

    I love books and music, trees and flowers, walking and baking, pies and ice cream. I'm host for New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and I write the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series (book #4 launching in 2025)

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