Exciting Press Signs Bestselling Author Nick Earls
I’ve been waiting to say anything about this venture or this site until I could make this announcement, which I think is one of the coolest things I’ve ever been involved with. Perfect Skin is one of...
View ArticleExciting Press Signs Fantasy Author Miya Kressin
I’m totally pleased to announce that, though Exciting Press remains closed to submissions (because we’ve been dedicated to producing quality titles by Nick Earls and Will Entrekin, and have published...
View ArticleExciting Press Signs Author Martin Lastrapes to Short-Fiction Deal
Martin Lastrapes is the author of reader and reviewer favorite Inside the Outside, a tale of literary terror, lesbians, and cannibalism, but classifying him as a “horror author” would, I think, neglect...
View ArticleAward-Winning and Acclaimed Novelist James Brown Signs Six Book Deal with...
James Brown, whose 2003 memoir The Los Angeles Diaries was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Independent of London has signed a deal with Exciting...
View ArticleAcclaimed Author Darren Groth Signs Four Book Deal with Exciting Press
Critically praised author Darren Groth has signed a deal to bring his four acclaimed novels to digital life with Exciting Press. Included in the deal are his novel Most Valuable Potential, shortlisted...
View ArticleExciting Press Signs Kurt Wenzel’s Hit Novel Lit Life
Kurt Wenzel, author of such novels as Gotham Tragic and Exposure, signed a deal with Exciting Press to publish his debut novel Lit Life, a literary thriller set in the New York publishing world of the...
View ArticleNick Earls Signs Global 13 Book Deal with Exciting Press
A bestseller in his native Australia–and now on Amazon, too–author Nick Earls has signed a 13 book deal with Exciting Press to bring his short stories and a play version of his acclaimed novel The True...
View ArticleAn Exciting epiphany
The other day, while commenting on a story about the publishing industry, I had an epiphany. I’ve long said that when publishing is a button–which it now is, thanks mainly to Amazon and Apple–what...
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Introducing the Brisbane Rewound Trilogy
My first ever encounter with Nick Earls’ work came when I discovered Perfect Skin while browsing the stacks at my local library (remember those?). Perfect Skin is one of the only novels I’ve ever read...
View ArticleHello world!
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View ArticleMore Exciting Than Ever
Once upon a time — ten years ago today (but really tomorrow, because I’m typing this to publish on 3/1), I sort of accidentally started Exciting Press when I published a collection of stories, essays,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes
Two in a row! You know, it’s been years since I’ve posted anything anywhere, much less two in a row. Maybe Twitter, but I’m going to be honest that I just can’t even with Twitter right now. Not much to...
View ArticleA Softer Launch
Nothing like a soft launch. I don’t remember when I learned of the availability of new domains, but the moment I saw .press was among them, I picked it up. Because Exciting Press was doing well in...
View ArticleQuietude
This may be the tenth anniversary of Exciting Press, but I also want to acknowledge that for several months there Exciting Press barely existed at all. The books haven’t been unavailable. I’d consider...
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We Need to Talk More About Quality
Over the past few years, I’ve seen lots of discussions about how to best promote a book and gain the most Twitter followers and build your platform and who’s shooting up the rankings, but when it comes...
View ArticleQuality as Argument
Back when I was at the University of Southern California and learning how to teach composition and rhetoric, I learned about the Toulmin method of reasoning. It’s a system of claims, grounds, and...
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No, You Still Don’t Need an ISBN for Digital
Almost four years ago now, I wrote on my own site about ISBNs: “Why You Don’t Need an ISBN (and What You Should Invest in Instead)” That post still gets a lot of traffic, and I see a lot of people on...
View ArticleBetter Investments for Authors than ISBNs
If you want to buy ISBns in the US, Bowker (the only purveyor of said, but we won’t even start with the monopoly in effect) charges the following: $125 for 1 ISBN $295 for 10 ISBNs $575 for 100 ISBNs...
View ArticleAnd Who Are Our Gods Now, America?
That’s the official trailer for Starz’s American Gods. It’s amazing. I went straight to Facebook to share it but realized I had more to say about it. I remember when American Gods came out. I was...
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