When Bikul Koirala was in ninth grade, he and his younger brother and older cousin decided they’d publish a children’s magazine and distribute it throughout their community and in local schools. It’s an ambitious undertaking on its own, but then the boys figured a first issue run of 1,000 print copies would be the perfect […]
So You Want to Write & Publish a Book. Now What?

The Martian. Still Alice. Eragon. Once We Were Brothers. Fifty Shades of Grey. Most likely you’ve heard of a few of these best-selling books. Maybe you’ve even seen the movies. But, what you might be surprised to learn is that each of these books was originally self-published by the author before gaining popularity and being […]
Insider’s Guide to the 2017 FoCo Book Fest

1 DAY | 6 VENUES | 20+ SESSIONS | 30+ AUTHORS After the success of the inaugural Fort Collins Book Fest in 2016 (Brewin’ Up Books), the FREE, one-day literary arts festival returns with a new theme, Writings and Riffs, on Saturday, October 21. This year’s festival celebrates music, books, and poetry as means of […]
Connect to the Writer Within

Guest post by April Moore, writer & director of Northern Colorado Writers. A writer’s job is to elicit a number of responses from readers whether it’s laughing or crying or gasping in fear (sometimes, all on the same page!), but writers also aim to inspire readers in various ways, oftentimes, turning their audience into writers […]