The 25th Annual “Silver Anniversary” CIPA EVVY Awards Banquet was a huge success! Our master of ceremonies and the keynote speaker was Mark Hardcastle, author of The Symphony of Your Life: Restoring Harmony When Your World Is Out of Tune, a previous 1st Place CIPA EVVY Award-winning book. Mark’s inspiring speech about doing the hard
May 2019 CIPA PRESIDENT’S LETTER By: Bob Schram Happy Trails to You Until We Meet Again! “Traveling—it leaves you speechless then turns you into a Storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta Summer is just about upon us if the leaves, grass, and flowers are any indication. They seem to have popped up overnight and it always
D. X. Varos, Ltd. is pleased to announce the pending release of “We Have Met the Enemy” by Felicia Watson. There is already Hugo and Nebula Award buzz about this title. One review explaining why is athttp://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/mar_19.htm#donovan The views expressed herein are not those of Colorado Independent Publishers Association, its officers or directors. They are
March 2019 CIPA PRESIDENT’S LETTER By: Bob Schram It’s Spring! “in Just- spring when the world is mud-luscious . . . and puddle-wonderful.” –E.E. Cummings I get excited at this time of year! Beyond being my birth month, I begin to notice the robins foraging for worms and the bees sleepily bumbling about. The
Colorado Books and Art Festival – Saturday, March 16th, Arvada Center The Arvada Center and Regis University are partnering with the Tattered Cover Book Store to present the Colorado Book and Arts Festival, a one-day literary arts festival celebrating books, art and music for the whole family. The Arvada Center will be filled with award-winning
Why the Developmental Edit is One of the Hardest Things You’ll Ever Do By Alexandra O’Connell Friends, I’d like to address a difficult and emotional topic: the developmental edit. You’ve sent your manuscript off to your editor for developmental work. You’ve completed a draft! The world is a beautiful place, filled with hope. Rainbows, puppies,