Story spotlight: “Snap A Trap, Inc.” by Louisa Swann

  What do trolleys, bananas, and impudent fairies have in common? A fairy hunter named Zola and her newest blind date: Milton B. Flannigan, III. Unfortunately, dear old Miltie isn’t everything he’s been made out to be. He’s more. Then again, so is Zola. A laugh-out-loud tale from the streets of San Francisco.    …

Interview: A. L. Butcher on the “Here Be Monsters” bundle

Meet A. L. Butcher! A. L. (Alex) Butcher has a background in ancient history, mythology, and classical studies – all of which have given her an interest in the fascinating world of monsters. Here Be Monsters is the fifth volume in her Myths, Monsters, and Mayhem series. In addition to her many short stories and…

How-to: View images in high resolution using InDesign

It can be a bit disconcerting to realize the resolution of the book cover you’re working on in InDesign looks terrible even though you know you’re using a high-resolution image. But never fear – this is super easy to fix! Display Performance The resolution you see while you’re working in InDesign is not the same…

Story spotlight: “Midnight Oil” by Lisa Silverthorne

    Mistaken identities, misplaced sympathies, and witches on the eve of Beltane.   And the man caught between Halloween magic and mayhem.             “Midnight Oil” is in the Witches’ Brew bundle. You can learn more on BundleRabbit, Goodreads, and the bundle’s Facebook page. Collections With Stories by This Author…

Interview: Louisa Swann on “Bye-Bye Daddy” (in Beauty and Wickedness)

“Bye-Bye Daddy” is in Beauty and Wickedness, the first volume in the anthology series Ever After Fairy Tales. In this collection, sixteen authors retell and reimagine some of the most enchanting fairy tales ever told – and make up some brand new fairy tales as well. Within these pages, you’ll find beauty and treachery, magic…

Story spotlight: “Mother of the Waters” by Leigh Saunders

In the spring of 1810, the death of his father – and discovery of an unknown uncle – sends fifteen year-old Samuel Harlowe from his simple life in England across the sea on a journey filled with dangers and wonders he never imagined. And when a kraken attacks his ship, Samuel must choose to whether…

Story spotlight: “The Fake Path to True Memory” by Brigid Collins

“Those memories might be important some day,” Charlie’s husband whispered. “You might want them after I’m gone.” Charlie did remember two things about his husband: the man had known Charlie wasn’t human, and he’d made Charlie promise to always remember his Faerie Realm origin. Now old age has left Charlie with nothing to occupy his…

Story spotlight: “The Curse of the Soiled Doves” by Dale Hartley Emery

As California’s Department of Thaumaturgy battles a deepening drought, a mysterious force limits the flow of magic in downtown Sacramento. Tasked to find an answer, Purvis Klemp—Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Thaumaturge General of the State of California—must entertain all manner of crackpot theories. When the latest crackpot offers the most…

Story spotlight: “The Rusalka” by DeAnna Knippling

Vlad’s secrets surround him like a cloak of mist: one secret hides another. He’s a gay man in Volgograd, Russia…and a drug dealer…and a vedmak, a witch, who can release the souls of the dying, if they wish it. His secrets keep him safe…until he meets a rusalka, an undead water spirit who drowns the…