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House Tour: Production

By: S. Morris June 25, 2020September 3, 2020

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The tour continues… join us as we stroll on over to production to learn more about one of the most vital components of your book’s journey.

Worldbuilding: Part 3

By: S. Morris June 18, 2020June 17, 2020

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So you’ve done the work with worldbuilding, but are you doing all that you should to fold that into your book?

If we can learn one thing from Rowling’s activities, is that while social media is a great tool for authors, it can also be an instrument of destruction. Therefore, we’ve created a list of four guidelines to help authors use their social media to provide a personal, meaningful connection that doesn’t waste your time or blow back in your face.

Black Lives Matter

Like so many others across the United States, we here at Three Houses Press were deeply impacted by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25th. While we grapple to make sense of the terrible violence and oppression members of the Black community face daily, we want to voice our support in their fight for justice and equality. Below we have included ways for you to take action.

Worldbuilding: Part 2

By: S. Morris May 21, 2020May 20, 2020

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You’ve done the leg work, but now what? Avoid info dumps by finding better ways to introduce the world of your novel.

Creating a Personal Style Guide

By: R. Mange May 14, 2020May 13, 2020

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Tips and tricks for creating your own style guide

Side Characters: The Unsung Hero

By: B. Greene May 7, 2020February 24, 2022

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While we often love side characters, we rarely talk about how integral they are to the overarching story. Nor do we discuss how hard it can be to strike the perfect balance with side characters. All that changes today. In this article, we’ve broken down four of the most effective ways side characters are used in fiction and our tips for breathing life into yours.

House Tour: Editorial

By: R. Mange April 30, 2020February 17, 2021

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The next step of our publishing house series takes us to the editorial department!

Toxic Romance: People of Color

We need to continue to push the conversation on why inclusivity in all literature is important. As publishers and gatekeepers of content, we must do our due diligence to serve all readers. It simply isn’t right or fair that large swaths of Americans are not seeing themselves in the books they read.

Monday Motivational

By: S. Morris April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

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There is no greater
agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Maya Angelou