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Review: A White Lie Christmas, Suzy Langevin
Introduction: On the Holiday Hallmark Movie Two disclaimers: I received this novella as an ARC, requested specifically because I like Suzy, we’re in anthologies together, and I wanted to provide her with a review. Second disclaimer being that I don’t like holiday Hallmark movies. I know. You’re shocked. What, the girl who writes merc stories, radioactive murders on space cruises, and long weird romances in cyborg loony bins hates Hallmark romances?! Le shock. I can’t write a
Tara Leederman
Nov 1312 min read


Professionalization in Indie & Trad Publishing: An Interview with Jenna Harte
Introduction Seldom has my life been so different between one year and the next. A few standouts come to mind: the stark difference between October of my seventeenth year and October of my eighteenth were particularly different, given the total upheaval to my life and family in that time. 2019 and 2020 were so very different for so many of us that it barely bears repeating. In September of 2022 I was pregnant and a PhD candidate; by September of 2023, I had my PhD and my firs
Tara Leederman
Oct 2414 min read


Goodies: WordPress Newsletters for Authors, Plus the Opening to "Crimson Bride"
Normally on Mondays, I post a new chapter of my serialized novel, What Remains . (You can find the most recent chapter, posted last week,...
Tara Leederman
Sep 293 min read


Moggies of Mars and Writing for Raconteur Press: An Interview with Urna Semper
Phew! What a week… and what a month! For those of you who don’t know, I’m a co-leader for my writing group here in South Bay/Long Beach (a region of Los Angeles), which used to be a municipal group in the NaNoWriMo organization. We left the org at the tailend of 2023, when things were just popping off, and began running our own programming and writing camps. My job is largely the programming end—making worksheets, calendars, prompts, freewrites—and running writing sprints. A
Tara Leederman
Sep 2622 min read


#AuthorsofInstagram: A Free Guide to Posting, Plus Bots, Bait, and Bad Takes
This is in the walkthrough, but my basic advice for posting on Instagram is....
Tara Leederman
Sep 1816 min read


Preview: New Short Story Released in Moonlight and Margaritas!
Hi everyone! I have a delicious little preview for you of my new short story, “Crimson Wake,” available now in the Moonlight and...
Tara Leederman
Jul 33 min read


Updates: "Crimson Wake" Accepted and "Party Crashers" Up for Readers!
Hi folks! "Crimson Wake" has been accepted, and we're off to the races!I have read over and had both Rob and Adam (our dear friend who is...
Tara Leederman
Apr 131 min read


"Crimson Wake" Almost Out the Door!
Inaugural post! At Rob's suggestion (and my own inclinations), I have elected to make my first post about "Crimson Wake"! Current cover...
Tara Leederman
Mar 112 min read
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