Parchment & Quills

Welcome to Parchment & Quills, the Telemachus Press blog by Joanne “Jo” Lewis, Author Advisor for Telemachus Press.

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Telemachus Team:

Thanks very much for getting our book published in such high style. We think the design and layout are perfect, and the cover looks great. You dealt with the legal, copyright, and registration issues in a way that made it all quite painless for us. Just as importantly, you showed exceptional professionalism, care and support as we went through the process. You were there every step of the way to accommodate our changing requirements and see that they were executed quickly and correctly. You communicated every step clearly so that we always knew where we were going.

We are really looking forward to getting our sequel, Alicia’s Sin, to you in a few months.

Thanks again,
Nick and John

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ESCAPE FROM ANCIENT EGYPT By A.K. Taylor Purchase on Amazon Book Details File Size: 1447 KB Print Length: 182 Pages Publisher: Telemachus Press, LLC Publication Date: December 19, 2012 Text-to-Speech: Enabled Book Summary Seeking his r...

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Who I am as a writer? I’m still a kid at heart and still remember my sense of awe when I saw Star Trek for the first time. In writing and reading and viewing I indulge my tastes as an adult who hasn’t outgrown adventure stories of capable...

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      Gosh, this is one question I get all the time. Why should I publish with Telemachus Press? Why shouldn't I use another work-for-hire publisher? When I get these questions and more, a gazillion thoughts race through my mind. The f...

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I received a great question from a wonderful new author recently. He has written a legal thriller that will be out in a couple of months.  This was his question: Hello Joanne,            ...

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Authors frequently ask me if Telemachus Press offers marketing. My response is no, we do not. This is somewhat qualified in that we are always seeking ways to get the word out about our amazing authors through blogging, social media, the Telemachus P...

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A.K. Taylor Who I am as a writer? I am an adventurous person as a writer in and out of the book. I like to go to other worlds.  I also like to write about the backwoods world on my blog and it makes up part of my material for my YA series. I ...

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or Why Telemachus Press does not offer discounts* *except in the case of multiple books being brought to us at the same time, but that’s for another blog post.  I received emails from authors the other day that read: “Does Tele...

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www.our-millie.com I had endured a rather fitful night before the big event, for me, of my first book reading before a crowd.  At least I hoped someone would be there to hear about Our Millie and her adventures.  There were many emotion...

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I get a lot of emails from writers that go something like this: "What is the price to self-publish an ebook with Telemachus Press?" and “How much does it cost to do eBook and print on demand with you?” Each time I receive an e...

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  The 5 Ws and an H of Telemachus Press Author Winslow Eliot  www.winsloweliot.com     Who I am as a writer? In one of my WriteSpas I offer a writing practice I call Where Did I Come From, Who Am I, Where Am I Going? The...

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The 5 Ws and an H of Telemachus Press author  Robert Blake Whitehill a monthly series featuring Telemachus Press authors www.robertblakewhitehill.com Listen to Robert's radio interview on December 13, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. EST  Log ...

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            I started writing when I was eight years old. I first began indoor rock climbing when I was in my twenties. Loving the indoor wall, I decided to try it outdoors. While in Maine, I went to Acadia National Park...

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I wrote my first book when I was eight years old. It was a book about the weather and it was called, of course, The Book of Weather. I took construction paper and drew the sun and wind and clouds, wrote about lightning and thunder and fastened the pages between two pieces of cardboard taken from my father’s new button-down work shirts. I covered the cardboard with green and yellow wallpaper that had bright and bubbly orange flowers dancing along it. The wallpaper had been left over from decorating our 1970’s Long Island kitchen.

I was pleased with my book but nothing made me prouder than when the librarian placed it in my elementary school library. I visited it every day. I don’t recall anyone checking out my book, or if it was given its own listing in the card catalogue or even a Dewey decimal number, but I didn’t care. There it was on the shelves. My book. I was a writer.

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I have never met Michelangelo. I have never had a conversation with him nor heard his voice. I have learned about his life from his artwork, his poetry and his letters. Yet I feel I know him better than many of my closest friends. As a writer, I yearn for creative talent to equal his. As a student of the Italian renaissance, I am fascinated by one of its geniuses. From a spiritual perspective, there is a deep connection between Michelangelo & me.

As a writer, I yearn for creative talent to equal his. As a student of the Italian renaissance, I am fascinated by one of its geniuses. From a spiritual perspective, there is a deep connection between Michelangelo & me.

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