THE ROARING TWENTIES
Happy new year! Happy new decade! There's a lot for me to be happy about as we open 2020. All of us on the Dogwood Press team are honored that…
MISSY
Here's a big announcement: Randy Pierce has a new novel coming next summer. It's called Missy. I've had the privilege of publishing Magnolia Mud in 2014 and The Peter Bay in 2016 (as well as…
LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE
So you're saying, "What's with the title of your blog post? What did I ever do to you?" Don't misunderstand--I'm not telling you to calm down or take yourself less…
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Dogwood Press website includes information about our editing services, including exactly what constitutes a conflict of interest regarding what I can and can't publish. Let me see if I…
BRINGER OF RAIN
When author John Floyd had a conflict and couldn't get to Pontotoc, Mississippi, in March as scheduled to speak to the Friends of the Pontotoc County Library, I suggested Janet…
DEADLY VISITS
I'll go way out on a limb and guess that your cell phone is within easy reach. Correct? Okay, indulge me, here ... pick up your phone and take a…
BOOKS UNDER THE TREE
Just a quick note to say thanks for your support in 2018, especially in what we think of as "book-buying season" with the holidays almost over. All of us at…
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
No, I'm not directing a movie scene or television show. Just trying to illustrate, with that oft-used Hollywood stage directive, the magnitude of a book launch. Many months have gone…
HAVE BOOKS, WILL TRAVEL
One summer day a few years ago, my son, who was probably in junior high, stuck his head in my office and said, "Dad, there's a huge truck parked outside."…
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY!
It was fun to hang out with my mega-talented friend Valerie Winn at the Mississippi Book Festival and help hand out brochures for her great new novel The Dance Between.…