by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 4, 2025 | Authors Helping Authors, One Writer's Journey
I first “met” Kaye George through Sisters in Crime Guppy branch, and she was instrumental in helping me to find a publisher (Barking Rain Press) in my early days. It’s hard to believe that was 11 years ago, though throughout those years we’ve...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 22, 2021 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
This post originally appeared in January 2015. I was reminded of it when speaking to a friend currently going through the “getting an agent/published” dance. Reading it again, it also served to remind me just how incredibly lucky I’ve been, as an...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jan 2, 2020 | My Publishing Journey
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions—if I want to do something, I generally set a more immediate goal than January 1st—but I do take the time to reflect on the past year. And so, in no particular order, here are some of the highlights of my 2019: Left...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 6, 2018 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
A version of this was first posted on this blog in Jan. 2015, when I had virtually no followers. Three and a half years later, a few more followers, and four novels (and a few short stories) later, I thought it was time to revisit it. The moral of this story:...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 7, 2018 | Giveaways, My Publishing Journey
Barking Rain Press, the publisher of THE HANGED MAN’S NOOSE: A Glass Dolphin Mystery #1, A HOLE IN ONE: A Glass Dolphin Mystery #2, and SKELETONS IN THE ATTIC: A Marketville Mystery #1 has arranged for 50 iTunes FREE download coupons per title. All you have to...