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Long Overdue Newsletter - June 2022

Quote of the Month "Basketball is a beautiful game. If you know the game of basketball, basketball will give you enough to talk about......

Long Overdue Newsletter - Spring 2022

We're mixing things up this month. Calling this our "Spring" newsletter... ... which is a creative way of saying, "We missed April..."...

Safe Landing: Excerpt from Chapter 1 - The Crash

Note - "Safe Landing: A Family's Journey Following the Crash of American Airlines Flight 191" follows three siblings' incredible journey...

Book Editing - The "Tell Me More, Tell Me More" Stage

Unfortunately, the word "editing" is often synonymous with red pen marks. Crossed out words. Missing commas. Because of this, editors...

Long Overdue Newsletter - March 2022

If you heard about Mark Zuckerberg's "Metaverse" and thought, "Yeah, I'd rather just read a book..." you've come to the right place....

Authors, Be More Like Batman. Why "Only in Theaters" still works (and how this applies to books)

The Batman could've opened exclusively on HBO Max. Would've been an effective way to generate new streaming subscriptions. But they chose...

Martin Blackbriar and the Necronomicon | Chapter 1 | Captive

When I woke up, I felt a terrible numbness that followed a bitter cold. I was held in limbo where none of my senses worked. Slowly, my...

Long Overdue Newsletter - February 2022

Quote of the Month "Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever." -Walt Disney Pre-Order "Dad, Our Candy Man" (+...

Introduce Characters like Encanto

The opening scene of Encanto introduces -- by my count -- 14 characters in under five minutes. And they do so while mixing English names...

Long Overdue Newsletter - January 2022

Quote of the Month "Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong." - Charles Schulz New Book! Dad, Our Candy Man Note: Before diving...

Long Overdue Newsletter: December 2021

"How the elf did Santa figure this out?" Quote of the Month "And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." - Lee, East of...

Long Overdue Newsletter: November 2021

Giraffe: I was promised a standing desk... Quote of the Month "When I talk to kids and they say, 'How do you become a writer?', well, I...

Long Overdue Newsletter: October 2021

Quote of the Month "There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite...

Martin Blackbriar: From Big Idea to Published Book

With the release of Martin Blackbriar and the Necronomicon, a new Long Overdue book written by T. C. Pendragon, we wanted to take a look...

Amazon KDP: Pros and Cons for Authors

By: Chris O'Brien I'd like to give a quick crash course on Amazon's book publishing platform called, "Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing"...

Long Overdue Newsletter: September 2021

Siblings Jim Borchers, Kim Jockl, and Melody Smith celebrating the release of their Long Overdue book titled "Safe Landing." The three...

Long Overdue Newsletter: August 2021

In America, 40 percent of food is thrown away. But most of that is cole slaw. Quote of the Month Ted Lasso: Let's give it a shot. Nate:...

Long Overdue Newsletter - July 2021

Artwork by Dena Ackerman, illustrator for Harry Trumfio's upcoming children's book. Quote of the Month "You set a high level for...

Long Overdue Newsletter: June 2021

Patient: I think I'm suffering from Imposter Syndrome Therapist: Great. Can I have my chair back? Quote of the Month “You can't be brave...

Self-Publishing: How many books should I expect to sell?

Yes, there is a lot of "Well, it depends," when answering this question. But that answer is such a letdown. Our goal here is to provide...