The following is an essay I wrote a few years ago after my experience as a breaking news reporter/intern at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh police are investigating a body found dead in Bloomfield this morning. The body ...
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Feed SubscriptionIndieReader Discovery Awards – Why you SHOULD enter!
This is the third year running for the IndieReader Discovery Awards, which is devoted specifically to self-published authors (though small-press authors can also enter). Some authors have complained about the hefty price tag for entering ($150), which on face value, ...
Read More »PRESS RELEASE: Amidst Traffic wins international award, places finalist twice
PITTSBURGH — A short story collection that explores ideas of violence, chaos and human connections won first place in the 2013 International Book Awards, Short Story Category, May 20. “Amidst Traffic,” authored by award-winning Army journalist Michel Sauret, of Pittsburgh, ...
Read More »Should you dismiss Christian Literature based on its genre? A response…
I try not to play the victim or Woe-is-Me card when my work is rejected or when it receives a poor review. But recently I experienced a rejection that made me pause and ponder on the state of literature, Christian ...
Read More »Workshop: Self Publishing – Shaler Library
I’ve been invited by the Shaler Library to host a workshop on Self Publishing next Wednesday (April 24). I would love it if you passed this on and told a few friends! I will have copies of “Amidst Traffic” ...
Read More »The unfair criticism of self-published authors
I typically hate when people use the word “unfair” in their argument. It has a childish tone, that of someone who isn’t able to deal with reality and resorts to complaining about it instead. But when it comes to books, ...
Read More »Book Review: “Fires of Our Choosing” by Eugene Cross
There’s something deceptively simple about this book and Eugene Cross’s writing style. When you first read the collection, the stories appear un-intrusive, deadpan, easy picking. But there is something complex that surprises you every time. (By the way, Eugene Cross ...
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