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   by Jim Sargent    May 24, 2022    Mickey Mathews originally met Frank Tuttle, a major       completing his 30th year with the US Army, in Honolulu in the spring of 1941. The two became best friends during an adventure later written into the novel The Final Secret by Mathews. An investigative writer who grew up in Flint, Michigan, Mickey finished his college education as well as his famed football and baseball career in the Class of ‘33 at Michigan State Normal College, today’s Eastern Michigan. As the years passed, Mickey continued to produce articles and novels based...

History –– I wanted to learn why it happened – and when and how. In high school and college I excelled in history and social science classes. After discovering historical fiction, I read even more.

Jim Sargent tells you why he writes about history.

Of all the genres (and sub-genres) out there, I keep finding myself returning to my first literary fascination: Steampunk. Why? Seriously, it’s a valid question. It’s not The Most Popular Genre Ever, and usually its very mention is followed up almost immediately by the question, “What IS Steampunk?”

Ren Cummins has the answer...

The experience is one many of us seek over and over again...through books and film. It's about control. In truth, we control nothing, which makes us all vulnerable to hauntings and things that happen in the afterlife 

Why? Because we thrive on fear. 

    Just how important is an editor? The short answer:  Extremely! A longer answer:  Editing is the nuts-and-bolts of a good manuscript.  It’s also the most painful part of the publishing process.  Fortunately, authors have many more resources than were available just ten years ago resulting in an easier process toward a clean manuscript. The choice to have an editor review your manuscript prior to submission, is entirely optional.  Doce Blant Publishing has professional editors available to review your ms upon acceptance.  The process involves collaboration with the editor, who does more than just look for spelling errors and...