Jan S. Gephardt (pronouns: she/her) is a science fiction novelist, a fantasy artist who creates paper sculpture, and a publisher. She and sister G. S. Norwood co-founded Weird Sisters Publishing LLC in 2019. Jan is the Chief Cat-Herder & Art Director for Weird Sisters, which means she is in charge of book production, illustration commissions, and all marketing, as well as writing some of the books.
Thoughts About Publishing Trends
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Thoughts About Publishing TrendsPublished on June 5, 2024 Of course I have thoughts on publishing trends. I have to take trends into consideration with every decision we at Weird Sisters Publishing make. Especially right now, while G. is finishing out her time with The Dallas Winds, and I’m the one holding down the fort full-time. In my last post I surveyed what data I could find to discover how readers find books these days. That’s valuable information when I want them to find ours! But it’s equally important... The post Thoughts About Publishing Trends appeared first on Weird Sisters Publishing. |
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Jan S. Gephardt (pronouns: she/her) is a science fiction novelist, a fantasy artist who creates paper sculpture, and a publisher. She and sister G. S. Norwood co-founded Weird Sisters Publishing LLC in 2019. Jan is the Chief Cat-Herder & Art Director for Weird Sisters, which means she is in charge of book production, illustration commissions, and all marketing, as well as writing some of the books.
Changes at Weird Sisters Publishing Published on December 4, 2024 We’re looking ahead to changes at Weird Sisters Publishing. In the wake of Gigi’s death, I quickly realized I cannot do everything that is needed for this publishing effort, into perpetuity, all by myself. There’s only ever been so much of me to go around, and we designed this publishing company to incorporate G. S. Norwood too. I was counting the days till Gigi retired and we could get moving on several initiatives, most...
Hi, Reader, I’ve been working hard to finalize the manuscript for A Bone to Pick, so I can finally publish it. I hope you've already read the first book, What's Bred in the Bone, and have been anticipating the next one. Let me assure you, I'm working as fast as I can. There are several fight scenes in the story. Recently I’ve had a chance to check the “fight choreography” with a 5th-degree Black Belt in karate. In addition to my advisor whose hands are deadly weapons, I also have had some...
Hello, Reader! We certainly do live in interesting times, but I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and safe. Among other things, the New Year has brought a new work space into being for Artdog Studio and Weird Sisters Publishing! My new studio (I always mess up the panorama setting on my phone: sorry for the "double vision" effect) isn't completely set up, but it's a usable work space now. You can tell I haven't done much artwork yet--it's too neat! Above, there's a "stereoscopic"...