A (Hope)ful Blog
A young author and editor navigating the publishing world


Author Spotlight: Kaylin Peyerk
If you want a story with incredible world building, knuckle whitening suspense, and a gripping romance, look no further.

Author Spotlight: Jeremy Smith
Yay, another YA author! I can't wait for you all to meet Jeremy Smith and hear about his newest release. Hi, Jeremy! Tell us about "

Author Spotlight: Bethan Evans
Love, love, love having fellow YA authors stop by, and I can't wait for you all to meet Bethan Evans, author of Necropolis.

Author Spotlight: Annette Clayton
It's not very often I get a chance to interview a children's author, especially from a publisher I absolutely love. Welcome, Annette

Author Spotlight: Brett Armstrong
Come meet this author of all trades and learn about his fascinating and fun new fantasy release.

Author Spotlight - John Clewarth
I'm always so happy to host authors, and this one came just in time for Halloween. I won't waste any more time on my end introducing

Author Spolight: JPC Allen
I always love having authors come stop by this blog, and am so grateful for JPC Allen for making an appearance here for her short story in a

What Agents Do When They Don't Send Out Your Work
Having been both a client and an agent, I completely understand the frustration of waiting. But agents don't sit on their hands, I promi

Why Won't Traditional Publishers Pick Up My Self-Published Book?
You only sold 24 copies of your self-published book and want to go traditional. So why are agents rejecting it?

Where I've Been in the Hiatus
Good morning, writers! Sorry for the delay in posts. It's been a whirlwind of a month.