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Ask the Editor: Front Matters

Filed in Ask the Editor by Brittnee Newman on July 25, 2013 • 14 Comments

Until recently, most incoming manuscripts to Xulon HQ had a title page and, maybe, an Acknowledgements page. This month, however, we have been inundated with Prefaces, Introductions, Author’s Notes, Forewords, and every flavor of frontmatter that only people who are paid to care about can actually define. Usually.

Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight: Poet Arthur Harris

Filed in Successful Author Spotlight by Alan P. Scaglione on July 19, 2013 • 1 Comment

This is our first Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight featuring a published poet, showcasing the beautiful and inspiring work of Arthur Harris, The Rainbow at Midnight, along with several published poems in the NY Times, and his soon to be published second book “Devotions In All Seasons”.

From the Desk of the Editor: Xulon Press Salutes the Troops

Filed in From the Desk of... by Brittnee Newman on July 16, 2013 • 1 Comment

Here at Xulon Press, we’re embracing all things American in July. We’ve debated the nuances of self-publishing historical and political writing, but we’d be grossly remiss if we didn’t recognize the individuals who protect our right to pen those opinions so freely.

Letting History Speak in Fiction Novels

Filed in Author Inspirations by Blair Townley on July 11, 2013 • 0 Comments

For all those history buffs out there, it can be a common complaint when it comes to fiction books. You pick up a book that takes place in a time period you enjoy (at least that’s what you read from the back cover) and prepare your mind to take a journey into another era of […]

Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight: Margaret Calkin

Filed in Successful Author Spotlight by Alan P. Scaglione on July 9, 2013 • 2 Comments

Today’s Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight features Margaret Calkin, author of three books. Margaret currently interviews women of God and turns those interviews into books and videos that are sent to the mission fields of Africa, Philippines and other third world countries as a ministry of encouragement to missionaries in the field.