It is with the deepest regret that we share the loss of one of our own, author and friend, Joan Hall. With us at AIW since 2015, Joan was a warm, caring, and thoughtful woman. She was a joy to work with, and a wonderful friend. Her love of reading…
AIW Press is proud to announce two new releases by Joan Hall. The first, House of Sorrow, is a short story/novella and a prequel to Cold Dark Night. Blurb Dream home or damned home? Ruth Hazelton is over the moon when her husband Lee agrees the nineteenth-century Victorian in Madeira,…
You saw the cover a few weeks ago, and now AIW Press is proud to announce the release of Joan Hall’s, Unclear Purposes. It is the third and final book of her Driscoll Lake Series. Blurb: Some people take secrets to the grave… Three years after her husband’s murder, Christine Lawrence…
Release Date: May 28, 2019Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Supernatural ThrillerPublisher: AIW Press • PrimaCasa Imprint Some people take secrets to the grave… Three years after her husband’s murder, Christine Lawrence still struggles for balance. She has a rewarding career and a close circle of friends but feels oddly unfulfilled. Worse, the close relationship…
AIW Press announces the cover for Unknown Reasons. If you can’t stand the heat… Rachel Jackson hails from one of Driscoll Lake’s wealthiest families. Like her father, she became a doctor and is now a respected physician. But despite her successful career, Rachel feels something is missing from her life—until…
AIW Press is proud to reveal a new cover for Unseen Motives. Things aren’t always as they seem… Stephanie Harris is no stranger to mystery and suspense. The author of several best-selling thrillers returns to her hometown of Driscoll Lake twenty years after her father’s suicide when her great-aunt Helen…
Unless you are like Harper Lee, who had only one highly successful novel published until a few months before her death, authors need a number of publications before people begin to notice their work. This is what is known as building your backlist. Your backlist doesn’t necessarily have to be…
This article is the first of a two-part series on the importance of using a professional editor. I’ll post the second part in late September. Self-editing, beta readers, and critique partners or groups are all an important aspect of the writing process. Each step has its own benefits. Some writers…
Allison stepped onto the patio, enjoying the coolness of the desert southwest evening. Saguaro cacti were silhouetted against the sunset, and a roadrunner darted behind an agave plant. A cactus wren perched nearby. Allison walked further into the yard and stopped to stand beneath a giant magnolia tree… Okay, I…
Critique groups. Critique partners. For many writers, the idea of joining such a group or linking with another writer is scary. New writers, in particular, may be hesitant about sharing their work. Some might be afraid of what other members will say or think. Still, others may feel inferior to…
