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What we do:
We publish quality titles for readers of all ages on the following subjects:
• Creativity and personal empowerment •
• Inspiration and spirituality •
• Women’s issues •
• Writing craft and publishing business •
Erika Liodice is the founder of Dreamspire Press and author of Empty Arms: A Novel. She is a contributor to the popular fiction writing website, Writer Unboxed, where she teaches writers about independent publishing through her column, “The Indie Way.” She is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
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Catharine Chase’s entire life is built on a secret. In 1972, at the tender age of sixteen, she got pregnant. An embarrassment to her parents, Catharine was exiled to a maternity home to carry out her pregnancy far away from the watchful eyes of their tight-knit community. What they didn’t tell her is that she wouldn’t be allowed to keep her baby.
With her daughter’s screams still echoing in her ears, the medical staff told Catharine she’d move on with her life and have more children, they promised she’d forget. But they were wrong. Catharine never forgot Emily. And when she and her husband, Paul, learn that they can’t have children, she risks her job, her marriage, and her family’s reputation in a desperate attempt to find the daughter she never wanted to give away and reclaim her only chance to be a mother.
Writing can be a lonely profession plagued by blind stumbles, writer’s block, and despair–but it doesn’t have to be. Written by members of the popular Writer Unboxed website, Author in Progress is filled with practical, candid essays to help you reach the next rung on the publishing ladder. By tracking your creative journey from first draft to completion and beyond, you can improve your craft, find your community, and overcome the mental barriers that stand in the way of success.
Author in Progress is the perfect no-nonsense guide for excelling at every step of the novel-writing process, from setting goals, researching, and drafting to giving and receiving critiques, polishing prose, and seeking publication. Featuring essays by best-selling authors, editors, and industry leaders.
Rocket’s got speed. He’s got talent. He’s even got two blue racing stripes on his wings. But there’s one thing standing between this rookie racing pigeon and his dream of scoring a spot on the High Flyers racing team: ground school.
Determined to fast-track his way onto the team, Rocket crashes a race to prove that he belongs flying at the front of the flock, not sitting in the back of a classroom. But when danger strikes, he makes rookie mistakes that cost him the race and push his dreams even farther from reach. With the help of an unlikely friend, a forgotten legend, and lessons from his long-lost racing champion father, Rocket learns that racing takes more than speed and he discovers what it really means to be a winner.
Learn more about the High Flyers, hang out with Erika and her pet racing pigeons, and explore the fascinating sport of pigeon racing at TeamHighFlyers.com.
It’s Rocket’s first season racing with the High Flyers, and he’s got BIG plans for winning BIG trophies. There’s just one problem: a poacher is on the loose, and he’s birdnapping pigeons. Race teams across Wingfield County are grounded, and everyone is afraid to go outside.
Determined to save the season, Rocket sets out to prove that the skies are safe. Instead, he falls for the pigeon poacher’s trap and ends up in the hands of a mad bird scientist who’s obsessed with unlocking the mystery of his homing instinct. With the help of a ragtag gang of fancy pigeons, his loyal teammates, and words of wisdom from his long-lost racing champion father, Rocket must hatch a plan to escape or he’ll never race again.
Learn more about the High Flyers, hang out with Erika and her pet racing pigeons, and explore the fascinating sport of pigeon racing at TeamHighFlyers.com.
Sorry, Dreamspire Press is not currently accepting submissions.
We will be accepting submissions in the future, so please check back periodically.