SALT LAKE CITY, April 30, 2019 William Parry was introduced to quarrying practices at an early age. His father, uncles, and grandfather were stone masons and quarry men. He grew up in a stone home built in 1858, in Sanpete…
Historian Carol Pratt Bradley to Publish 4th Novel with WiDo™
SALT LAKE CITY, April 11, 2019 Carol Pratt Bradley’s newest historical novel, recently under contract with WiDo Publishing™ was a search for her own roots. Bradley was inspired to write the book when she discovered that the early Boston dissident…
Carrie Lynn Thatcher Memoir about John D. Fitzgerald Under Contract with Utah Publisher
SALT LAKE CITY, February 25, 2019 For Carrie Lynn Thatcher, life without reading is like life without oxygen. She grew up in a robust reading home, where the library was a bi-monthly obsession and the bookmobile was never missed. When…
“The Book I Didn’t Write” / Joanell Serra
The following post is reprinted with Joanell Serra’s permission from her website joanellserraauthor.com. Joanell is the author of the award-winning novel The Vines We Planted (E.L. Marker, 2018) Every writer has projects stuck under the bed, in the back of…
Karen Draper’s Heartfelt Memoir Under Contract with WiDo’s E.L. Marker™
SALT LAKE CITY January 14, 2019 Prepared to say goodbye to their newborn son, Preston, Karen and Sam Draper had to face one of the most difficult things imaginable: giving birth to a beloved and longed-for child, only to lose…
WiDo™ to Publish Michael Gaulden’s Memoir of Growing Up Homeless
SALT LAKE CITY UT July 20, 2016 Millions of youth are homeless every year in America. Michael Gaulden was one of the very few young men who found his way out. Since beating homelessness, he’s felt compelled to share his…
British Poet P. J. Reed Signs with WiDo™ for Debut Fantasy Novel
SALT LAKE CITY UT April 14, 2016 British author and poet P. J. Reed was pondering what to write one day over a cup of tea and Belgian tiffin slice, when a ragged warlock flashed into her thoughts.
Ruth Fox’s Previously Self-pubbed MG Fantasy Accepted by WiDo Publishing™
SALT LAKE CITY UT April 11, 2016 After dozens of rejections, along with an experiment in self-publishing, Ruth Fox Sinclair decided to give her middle-grade book another try at traditional publishing. She could hardly believe it when WiDo’s submission editor…
Sequel to Scott Keen’s SCAR OF THE DOWNERS in the Works
SALT LAKE CITY UT February 6, 2016 Scott Keen is a full-time, homeschooling dad, author and screenwriter. His first novel, Scar of the Downers (WiDo, 2015), came out to rave reviews– 4.7 out of 5 five star reviews on Amazon.…
“While one editor might reject a piece, another might love it”/ Patty Somlo
I tend to suffer from many of the emotional challenges of being a writer, including dealing with rejection, depression, motivation, anxiety, self-doubt, isolation, and feeling overwhelmed and stressed by book promotion.