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Virtual Event: Ahead of Our Time?

We pitched an idea to Indigo this week. It’s a beautifully elegant, but simple solution to environmental and economic considerations: The Virtual Event. Environmental Impact As part of Five Rivers’ commitment to reduce our carbon footprint, and increase our environmental support, we’re looking for an alternative to the traditional book signing and reading which sees an author travel to a location and meet face to face with fans and potential buyers. Recently, we did a…

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07
Apr 2010
By Lorina StephensEvents, Views from the Old Stone House2 Comments

(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing: Revised, Updated and Re-issued

We’re pleased to announce the release today of the newly revised and updated (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, by Paul Lima. Part of the Workshop in a Book series, (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, is ideal for new writers looking to overcome writer’s block or boost their creativity, or for experienced writers looking to reignite their creative fuse. With over 50 exercises to get you started and to keep you writing, (re)Discover the…

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01
Apr 2010
By Lorina Stephens(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, Books, Paul Lima, PublishingComments Off on (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing: Revised, Updated and Re-issued

Profile Series: Alicia Hendley

Alicia Hendley came to Five Rivers’ attention when she submitted her debut novel, A Subtle Thing, to us for consideration. We liked what we saw and are pleased to be releasing the novel later this year. As part of your introduction to Alicia Hendley, we thought you might appreciate this interview we recently conducted with her. Q: The Hendley household appears to have been an extremely creative, vibrant and literate one in which to grow,…

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30
Mar 2010
By Lorina StephensA Subtle Thing, Alicia Hendley, Books, Interviews2 Comments

Smashwords Discount and Events

Smashwords DiscountFor a limited time Five Rivers is offering a 25% discount on all our eBooks at Smashwords. Simply follow through the prompts and your coupon will be applied. All our books are available in HTML, Javascript, mobi, ePub, PDF, RTF, LRF, PDB and plain text. In short, whatever your reader, there’s a Five Rivers’ eBook version for you.http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/5rivers Espresso Book SigningSaturday, March 27 Lorina Stephens will be the guest author at an Espresso Book…

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22
Mar 2010
By Lorina StephensEvents, InformationComments Off on Smashwords Discount and Events

Profile Series: Deb Salisbury

We’re pleased to present the second author Five Rivers published, Deb Salisbury, editor of Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke: Historical Colour Names, Definitions & Uses. Q: As a little girl, you used to make dresses for your sister’s dolls, which led to an adult love of historic fashion and the recreating of it, so that in 1994 you established Mantua-Maker Historical Sewing Patterns. Was that journey a conscious one, or something that simply evolved over…

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19
Mar 2010
By Lorina StephensDeb Salisbury, Elephant's Breath and London Smoke, InterviewsComments Off on Profile Series: Deb Salisbury