by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 8, 2019 | Audiobooks, My Publishing Journey
A large part of being an author is marketing…something I don’t love but accept. In my latest marketing experiment, I’ve uploaded the Retail Samples of all my audiobooks to SoundCloud. Will it bring me listeners? Hard to say, but it didn’t take...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 3, 2019 | My Publishing Journey
Well, I’m back from beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, after a week packed full of sightseeing, being “Author Judy” and walking. A lot. My trip started with an early morning 5-hour flight from Toronto to Vancouver, which had me getting up at 3...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 21, 2019 | My Publishing Journey
I’m beyond excited to be going to my first Left Coast Crime, an annual mystery convention sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. LCC is held during the first quarter of the year in Western North America. Conventions have been held from Anchorage to...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 14, 2019 | My Publishing Journey
It was the summer of 2018 when I came up with the idea of publishing a multi-author mystery anthology, The Best Laid Plans, under my imprint Superior Shores Press. I’m not sure why, but as soon as I thought of the idea, I couldn’t shake it. I ran a few...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 28, 2019 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey
Readers of The Hanged Man’s Noose will recognize the charismatic Johnny Porter as the owner of It’s a Colorful Life paint store, and the Chairman of the Main Street Merchants’ Association in Lount’s Landing. Johnny has movie star good looks,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 21, 2019 | Giveaways, My Publishing Journey
In my #Bell Let’s Talk: My Story post on January 31st, I mentioned my story, Cleopatra Slippers, which is in my flash fiction collection, Unhappy Endings. With just three very short stories, this is a quick read. Normally priced at .99 (and available on Kindle...