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Chicago Pop-up Bookstore - First Draft on Sunday, Feb.26

We're mixing things up for this month's newsletter since we only have one BIG piece of news. We're opening a bookstore!! Well, alright, a...

Long Overdue Newsletter - January 2023

Quote of the Month "I asked questions of everyone, every day. I read, cooked, tasted, and also wrote about food, all in an effort to...

Long Overdue - 2022 Year in Review

Wow! What an exciting year at Long Overdue. I'm always on the long-winded side in my posts, so I'll try my best to fly through an entire...

Long Overdue Newsletter - December 2022

Quote of the Month Papa Elf Well, silly as it sounds, a lot of people down south don't believe in Santa Claus. Buddy What?!? Who do they...

Long Overdue Newsletter - November 2022

Quote of the Month Gus Del Griffith! How the hell are ya? Del Griffith Well, I'm still a million bucks shy of bein' a millionaire!...

Writing Dialogue: Two Rules to Keep in Mind

By: Chris O'Brien Ninety-five percent of the time, when I think I've come up with a great piece of writing advice, I pause for a second...

Long Overdue - 2022 Holiday Book Catalogue

Books make for excellent gifts. But before heading to the New York Times Bestseller list, and certainly before logging on Amazon, we'd...

Meet the Godfreys: Scroll Page

Elevator Pitch Casablanca meets Saved by the Bell -- with a dash of The Screwtape Letters. Back of the Book Description Brad and Mark...

Long Overdue Newsletter - October 2022

Quote of the Month "The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them." - Alfred Hitchcock Sample - "The Book of Monsters:...

Headstone House - Max

By: C.W. Lochland A grave is where you go to end a story. And the more stories that end, the more headstones you find. I suppose if you...

Headstone House - Chute

By: Rosalyn Price A grave is where you go to end a story. And the more stories that end, the more headstones you find. I suppose if you...

Headstone House - Gathering

By: Agatha Brennan A grave is where you go to end a story. And the more stories that end, the more headstones you find. I suppose if you...

Headstone House - Cemetery

By: Marius Crowley A grave is where you go to end a story. And the more stories that end, the more headstones you find. I suppose if you...

Safe Landing Updates - September 2022

Couple of updates to share about Safe Landing. First, our three author heroes joined Cyrus Webb for his radio show on Blog Talk Radio....

Long Overdue Newsletter - September 2022

Quote of the Month "The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and...

Headstone House - Gravegrass

Note - We don't believe in putting advertisements in the middle of a story or pay walls. That's a terrible experience as a reader....

Long Overdue Newsletter - August 2022

Quote of the Month "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai * Optional alteration - "One...

Long Overdue Newsletter - July 2022

"You heading back into the office or keep doing the work from home thing?" Quote of the Month Background - This is Bill Hader describing...

Safe Landing - Goodreads, Radio Shows, Bookstores, and More

Couple exciting updates to share about our recently published book, Safe Landing. Safe Landing is now on a book review site called...

Oh Baby It's a Clear Lake: New Book from Vicki Toups Sheaffer and Kristie Kaiser Frudden

Vicki Toups Sheaffer and Kristie Kaiser Frudden release their second children's board book Oh Baby It's A Clear Lake