The SLUSHPILE Blog

As those who follow this blog are aware, we are going on vacation beginning tomorrow. This will, of course, result in an interruption to our regularly scheduled blogging.
No, I’m not one of those super-dedicated types that takes their laptop with them and blogs while on the road and in the motel. A vacation, to me, […]

If you go to the Double Edge Press Homepage, you’re going to find something missing. We’re down one title.
Although we still retain the rights to Shall Die by the Sword by T.S. Beckett, it will no longer be available in print. We’ve yanked it from distribution.
99% of this decision was due to lack of sales, […]

The delay in getting another block of ISBN’s (bar codes) was enough to have me looking hard at our upcoming schedule. . . and to delay our upcoming releases a little longer.
Much of the delay has to do with the author of our next release (Gail MacMillan — Caledonian Privateer). Our experience with her work […]

Anyone who has ever had the frustrating experience of waiting for a check in the mail can probably sympathize with me. I’m currently waiting on FOUR of them. Without grease for the wheels, the machinery is at low idle.
Normally I would ‘advance’ our business some personal funds, but with a trip to Michigan to visit author James […]

Yesterday was Part II of an experiment that began here. The experiment consists of branching out into the arts and crafts circuit, something my mother has been doing with her artwork for over 27 years.
The initial thought was very simple: lets set up a booth (or in this case, because of our publishing my mother’s books, specifically […]

Before everyone has a heart-attack, we’re not tanking. BUT — I did come across a link that the Christian Blogosphere and Rapture Ready Forums are buzzing about:
5/25/2008 Prophecy Update: Signs in the Heavens
The minister is Steve Hadley. The information was given to him by a Messianic Jewish Rabbi (a Jew who believes in Christ as […]

At last, the final new cover for Conviction with all tweaks made. Thank you very much Delle Jacobs for some great work!

The new cover should be in production and available through distribution within two weeks. And it’s been a long time coming. Thank you, Skylar Burris for your patience.
Now for ITSS (It’s the Story, Stupid). This […]

Here are some early reviews for upcoming Caledonian Privateer. It seems to be gathering a good early response, which we are quite happy about:

“Written by a superb story teller, The Caledonian Privateer seizes the reader’s interest on Page One and doesn’t let it go until the very end.” ~ Irene C. Michel, columnist, The Courier, […]

We’re coming down the homestretch for the revised cover on Conviction: a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by Skylar Hamilton Burris. As I (and, no doubt, the author) have lived with the original cover for two years now, I’m quite excited to share the new one.
This is still getting tweaked, but here’s the […]

Book publishing was in the news this morning as Random House’s CEO is expected to step down due to red ink. What was interesting to me in the article is that Random House is owned by Bartlemann, a German conglomerate. Why is this interesting to me? Because all Book ISBN’s for the entire world are […]