Independent Canadian Publisher of Escapism Fiction you can get lost in
First, I would like to note that I usually find this to be an easy task. Or, at least, usually a title comes to me either before the book is written or while I am writing it. However, that’s not the case with the third book in the Mirror World series, which despite being nearly... Continue Reading →
Answering the question, “What is your book about?” can be hard to do. You feel put on the spot, at a loss for words, or maybe when you do try to answer the question, it doesn’t sound as interesting and engaging as you know your book to be. There is a simple way to fix... Continue Reading →
Summarizing a 300+ page novel into a few paragraphs is hard and it’s not something that usually comes naturally to us novelists. It took me a lot experimentation to get good at it, but here’s how I learned to do it. I read the backs of a whole pile of books, and then I emulated... Continue Reading →
Cover designer is one of those hats I didn’t expect to wear when I started Mirror World. At the time, I was fairly new to Photoshop and I’ve never considered myself to be an artist. But the most important part of designing a cover for a book is having a vision of what it should... Continue Reading →
This is it. The moment you’ve been waiting for;our submissions are open once again! As a small independent publisher, what we’ve found works best for us is to open our submissions in the fall and leave them open until we’ve confirmed our new releases for the upcoming year. This year we’re looking for 3-5 titles... Continue Reading →
A couple of days ago, I facilitated a workshop at the Arts Council Windsor Regions's Artspeak Gallery as a part of their Art.Work series and in partnership with Bookfest Windsor. The subject of the workshop was Publishing 101 and I'm happy to say it went well and we had a really good turnout. Since the... Continue Reading →
Adam Giles and I cover the basics of Publishing and your options as a writer with a finished manuscript in this episode of Mirror World News. Usually I provide a more in depth breakdown here on the blog to accompany the video, but this time I'll be doing it in person on October 12th at the ArtSpeak... Continue Reading →
We’ve got a lot of important dates coming up that we wanted to make you aware of. Book launches, opportunities to meet us and browse our selection, workshops, and even our submissions re-opening, we’ve got something for everyone! September 18th - Open Streets, Windsor This Sunday Windsor is closing a large stretch of road from... Continue Reading →
Mirror World News is back! That’s right, this week and next you’re being treated to two ALL NEW episodes of our YouTube Show. This week’s episode is about Editing in all its forms, so I thought I would supplement that with a blog post on the subject. But first, here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OexxZ1gGA3c So let’s... Continue Reading →
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