by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 22, 2025 | Midnight Schemers, My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
I’ll admit it. as hard as I tried, I could not dream up a cover concept for Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers. Thankfully, my fabulous cover art designer, Hunter Martin, had no such difficulty. “What about a crow?” he said. “After all,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 15, 2025 | Larceny & Last Chances, My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
I’m still in celebration mode for the news that Larceny & Last Chances has made the short list for the inaugural 2025 Derringer Award for Best Anthology. While only members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society can vote (April 1 to April 30), I am hoping to...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 2, 2025 | Larceny & Last Chances, My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
Announced Saturday, February 1, 2025 by the Short Mystery Fiction Society. In all there were 251 submissions by 172 people for 56 titles. I am so grateful for this incredible honor. February 1, 2025: The Derringer Award for Best Anthology 2025 finalists are:...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Dec 18, 2024 | My Publishing Journey
The first thing I do each morning before settling into work mode is to check my email. Mostly it’s not too exciting. But this morning I received this email from Writers Digest. Hi, Judy! Congratulations! Out of almost 700 submissions, your e-book, Finding YOUR...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 13, 2024 | My Publishing Journey
GIBBS: October 15, 2015 to November 8, 2024 If you follow me on social media, or you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll have seen plenty of photos of Gibbs over the years. Born on October 21, 2015 on Back to the Future Day, the puppies in Maplelane’s...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 21, 2024 | My Publishing Journey, Self-publishing, Step-by-Step Guides
I belong to a few online writing groups and the topic of ISBNs (International Standard Book Number — the barcode at the back of your book and the number listed on the Copyright page) often comes up. Authors thinking of self-publishing are often not aware that...
