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(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing: Revised, Updated and Re-issued

We're pleased to announce the release today of the newly revised and updated (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, by Paul Lima.



Part of the Workshop in a Book series, (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, is ideal for new writers looking to overcome writer's block or boost their creativity, or for experienced writers looking to reignite their creative fuse.



With over 50 exercises to get you started and to keep you writing, (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing will spark ideas -...

Profile Series: Alicia Hendley

Alicia Hendley came to Five Rivers' attention when she submitted her debut novel, A Subtle Thing, to us for consideration. We liked what we saw and are pleased to be releasing the novel later this year. As part of your introduction to Alicia Hendley, we thought you might appreciate this interview we recently conducted with her.



[image error] Q: The Hendley household appears to have been an extremely creative, vibrant and literate one in which to grow, if your brother, Nate's stories are any indication: a ...

Smashwords Discount and Events

Smashwords Discount

For a limited time Five Rivers is offering a 25% discount on all our eBooks at Smashwords. Simply follow through the prompts and your coupon will be applied. All our books are available in HTML, Javascript, mobi, ePub, PDF, RTF, LRF, PDB and plain text. In short, whatever your reader, there's a Five Rivers' eBook version for you.

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Espresso Book Signing

Saturday, March 27 Lorina Stephens will be the guest author at an Espresso ...

Smashwords Discount and Events

Smashwords Discount
For a limited time Five Rivers is offering a 25% discount on all our eBooks at Smashwords. Simply follow through the prompts and your coupon will be applied. All our books are available in HTML, Javascript, mobi, ePub, PDF, RTF, LRF, PDB and plain text. In short, whatever your reader, there's a Five Rivers' eBook version for you.
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/5rivers

Espresso Book Signing
Saturday, March 27 Lorina Stephens will be the guest author at an Espresso Book ...

Profile Series: Deb Salisbury

We're pleased to present the second author Five Rivers published, Deb Salisbury, editor of Elephant's Breath & London Smoke: Historical Colour Names, Definitions & Uses .

Q: As a little girl, you used to make dresses for your sister's dolls, which led to an adult love of historic fashion and the recreating of it, so that in 1994 you established Mantua-Maker Historical Sewing Patterns. Was that journey a conscious one, or something that simply evolved over time?


DEB: My costuming career evolved o...

Profile Series: Nate Hendley

In our continuing Profile Series, Five Rivers presents, Nate Hendley, author and freelance journalist.



Q: You originally majored in Cultural Studies at Trent University. Why Cultural Studies?





Nate: The honest answer is that I couldn't major in Political Science, because I neglected to take some important pre-requisite courses. I really had no idea what I was doing at university and sort of fell into Cultural Studies because it seemed interesting. I didn't want to major in English, which wa...

Profile Series: Nate Hendley

In our continuing Profile Series, Five Rivers presents, Nate Hendley, author and freelance journalist.

Q: You originally majored in Cultural Studies at Trent University. Why Cultural Studies?


Nate: The honest answer is that I couldn't major in Political Science, because I neglected to take some important pre-requisite courses. I really had no idea what I was doing at university and sort of fell into Cultural Studies because it seemed interesting. I didn't want to major in English, which was ano...

Amazon in Canada discussion

As many of you know, Amazon recently announced its intention to place a physical footprint in Canada by applying to the Department of Canadian Heritage to 'open a new Canadian business'.

Since then both independent and chain booksellers have made loud protests against the global giant further increasing its Canadian presence.

Publisher's Weekly reported:

Heather Reisman, CEO of Canada's dominant chain Indigo Books & Music, has said the foreign ownership rules in the book industry need to be c...

Profile Series: Paul Lima

As part of Five Rivers' Profile series, we're pleased to feature our first author interview, with the first author we signed, Paul Lima.



Q: You've been writing and teaching about writing professionally now for over 25 years. My understanding is you started out as a copywriter for an electronics company? How does a writer make the leap from a steady, if boring, pay cheque to an independent and successful freelancer?





Paul: A writer makes the leap from a steady, if boring, pay cheque to an in...

Profile Series: Paul Lima

As part of Five Rivers' Profile series, we're pleased to feature our first author interview, with the first author we signed, Paul Lima.

Q: You've been writing and teaching about writing professionally now for over 25 years. My understanding is you started out as a copywriter for an electronics company? How does a writer make the leap from a steady, if boring, pay cheque to an independent and successful freelancer?


Paul: A writer makes the leap from a steady, if boring, pay cheque to an indepen...