by Denny Stockdale

Life on the Road

The open road was calling me. In the midst of a typically harsh Minnesota winter, I was eager to introduce myself and my new book to those in warmer climes. I settled on an itinerary taking me from the West Coast to the East Coast, and my publicist began work on arranging book events and setting up interviews.

by John S. Munday

One of the best readings I have enjoyed took place in Stillwater, Minnesota, when my book Justice for Marlys: A Family’s Twenty-Year Search for a Killer was published. The true crime book tells the story of our efforts to solve the murder of our daughter.

by Sid Korpi

“I’m Sid, and I’m a self-published author.”

[This is where you all say a collective, “Hi, Sid.”]

No, there isn’t a 12-step program yet for those of us inspired (read: crazy), confident (naive), and ambitious (masochistic) enough to take on independently publishing a book. But maybe there ought to be.

By Robin Sauerwein

In my writing group last week, someone brought up the Loft. A member wanted to know more about it. What is the Loft?

I had to smile to myself because I asked that same question when I was only 17 years old. Hanging on my office wall is one of the first Loft newsletters published in 1979. My friend and I are featured on the front page of that issue in an article titled “Our Great Discovery.” A black-and-white photograph shows two timid teenagers ascending a dark staircase in search of a curious place called the Loft.