by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 23, 2022 | My Publishing Journey, Past & Present
When I was about sixteen, my mother and her best friend, Kay, dragged me to an “event” where a blind psychic would go into the audience, take a proffered object, and tell the owner something about it (for something like $10 a pop). At the time, Kay and my mom were big...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 26, 2022 | My Marketing Journey, My Publishing Journey
Marketing books can be a bit of a full-time job (and not one I particularly enjoy…I like writing them, but the publicity part is far from second nature to me). That said, every now and again I’ll try something new. Here goes: The Superior Shores...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 30, 2021 | My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
For the past three Octobers, I’ve put out a Call for Submissions for an anthology to be published by my imprint, Superior Shores Press. That resulted in three collections that have been both critically acclaimed and well received by readers: The Best Laid Plans:...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 7, 2021 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
Do you remember having to write about your summer vacations when you went back to school each year? I always wondered if others had spent a summer more exciting than mine, which was mostly about swimming, fishing, boating, and catching frogs. Back when I was a kid, my...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 18, 2021 | Book Reviews, My Publishing Journey
Crimeucopia – The Cosy Nostra by Various Authors My rating: 5 of 5 stars Anthologies, to borrow a quote from Forrest Gump, “are like a box chocolates. You never know what you’ll get until you bite into one.” In the case of The Cosy Nostra,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 13, 2021 | My Publishing Journey
If you receive my monthly/bi-monthly/whenever the mood strikes me newsletter (and if you don’t, you can sign up here), you’ll know that I recently sold the North American mass market paperback rights to Harlequin for their WWL Mystery line. The first book...
