West Jordan, Uta. — The BookFest announced the winners of the recent BookFest Awards competition at their semiannual virtual event on April 1, 2023. Receiving a BookFest Award in the Epic Fantasy category was Utah author W.D. Kilpack III for his novel, Order of Light: Book Two of New Blood. Order of Light is the second of the eight-book New Blood Saga, which centers ... Read more

(Warning: The following journal of random bloviating is apt to include explicit language from time to time. They're just fuckin words. Don't be priggish for the sake of your aspired peers. Get over it. Your pre-teen, if you have one or more, is currently discovering them on their own without your knowledge and taking every opportunity to wear them out like the soles of their thumbs on their cell p ... Read more

Self-publishing has revolutionized the book industry, allowing authors to take control of their work and bring it to market without the need for traditional publishing houses. With the rise of digital platforms, self-publishing has become even more accessible, with more and more writers taking the plunge and self-publishing their work. If you're considering self-publishing, there are some importa ... Read more

Beta reading is an important step in the writing process, and it can be incredibly valuable for writers of all experience levels. Beta readers are individuals who read a manuscript in its early stages and provide feedback on the story, characters, pacing, and overall structure. They can help writers identify weaknesses in their work and make suggestions for how to improve it. In this blog post, we ... Read more

Editing is an essential step in the process of publishing a novel. It helps writers improve the overall quality of their work and make it more polished and professional. But not all editing is the same. There are several different types of editing that writers can take advantage of, each with its own specific purpose and benefits. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at the different types ... Read more

I'm a little late to discovering this site, but here I am during the midnight oil. The picture is one of my longest living animals, a registered ESA. I love her to death. Yeah, the crazy cat lady showed up with a book and a cat in toe. Wouldn't have it any other way though. I wish you all well. Goodnight. ... Read more

On a dare, I registered for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, an annual 30-day challenge to write a 50,000-word story.​    Who knew that's what it would take to get me to write? After years of procrastination and writer's block, words appeared on the page.    At the end of the month, I had written my very first book. After months of painful editing, my debut nov ... Read more

Check out this guest blog I wrote for Shephard.com <a href="https://shepherd.com/best-books/ya-sff-about-utopian-societies">Read it here!</a>     ... Read more

Payhip? As a Website!? Listen with AI Audio   My journey as a self-published independent author has been a strange and twisty path. I started writing in 2016. Then I thought I was ready to publish in 2018. (It took two weeks to get a book posted on Amazon KDP. Laugh. That’s nuts.)    My books languished in the Kindle Unlimited program for a while with off-and-on fits an ... Read more

Congratulations! You've written a book, but before you dash off to self-publish it, you should consider getting your work edited first. Editing is there to help you polish your writing and get it into the best possible shape before being released to the world. You may have heard that there are lots of different types of editing, so we'll break down the various types of and what they are for bel ... Read more

A new short story has just hit my website! Every month I like to write and share a new fantasy short story, anywhere from a 3- to 15-minute read. It's a good opportunity to practice writing in various voices and perspectives, to overcome weaknesses, and to use ideas that won't work (or I have no intention of using) in full-scale books - all while still working on whatever large-scale project I ha ... Read more

Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce that my latest work - "Fractured" has been released and can currently be found on the Amazon and Google Play Books stores. It's a sci-fi novella (approx 50k words) and was something that I wanted to write as an exercise in certain aspects of writing that I felt I needed to improve on - for example, character development. The story is about a sixteen year old ... Read more

Ever wondered what aliens who have never heard music before might think when they hear it?   The below is an irreverent look at what might happen, written in response to a writing prompt a couple of years ago....   Enjoy.   Greemax, the blue-skinned eight-foot tall lizard and leader of the Grand Galactic council stood as the human representative was led into the council chambe ... Read more

Hello, and welcome! SelfPubList is a resource for you to List your books, and/or services for Free! This website is very much a work in progress - and this phase is to judge interest in this service. Hopefully people will find it useful and we can improve upon it as time goes on. Currently you can create a profile, select your genres of interest, list any services you may offer, create blog post ... Read more