Author: SR Staley

SR Staley has one more than 11 literary awards for his fiction and nonfiction writing. He is on the full-time faculty of the College and Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University as well as a film critic and research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. His award-winning Pirate of Panther Bay series (syppublishing.com) has won awards in historical fiction, mainstream & literary fiction, young adult fiction, and reached the finals in women's fiction. His most recent book is "The Beatles and Economics: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and the Making of a Cultural Revolution" due out in April 2020 (Routledge).

The Hunger Games, Dialogue, and Voice

My new favorite young-adult series is The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The books…

Writers & Writing, writing and storytelling dialogue, hunger games, point of view, storytelling, Suzanne Collins, voice

On the Effectiveness of a Marketing Campaign

Perhaps the biggest barrier I faced with the publication of A Warrior’s Soul was a…

Keys to Success, Marketing

What’s in a Book Review?

A funny thing happened on my way to “birthing” my fifth book: I began to…

Marketing

Putting the Squeeze on New Authors

Previously I’ve discussed how the modern publishing world has changed, and authors need to understand…

Keys to Success, Publishing

Female Characters in Children’s Fiction

I recently read an article co-authored by Florida State University sociologist Janice McCabe about gender…

A Warrior's Soul, writing and storytelling

Secret (Literary) Agent Math

Ever wonder why literary agents and book publishers don’t take on your awesome, life changing…

Marketing, Publishing cost of publication, large publishers, literary agents, marketing, sales

“A Warrior’s Soul” Now Available for Ordering!

I’m pleased to announce that A Warrior’s Soul, my new novel, is now availiable for…

A Warrior's Soul, SR Staley character arc, character development, denzel washington, film, heroes, plot, storytelling, superhero, The Equalizer

The Humbling Truth about Choosing Book Covers

As an author, I’ve been fortunate because I’ve had substantial input in the design of…

A Warrior's Soul, Editing Layout and Formating, Marketing

When Reality Meets Fiction: Guns & Vigilante Justice

A sad story playing out in Oklahoma City reminds me of how fiction and reality…

violence and bullying, writing and storytelling

Your Book Costs How *#&! Much? Part 2

This is the second post in a three-part series on how to realistically price books…

Keys to Success, Marketing, Pirate of Panther Bay, Publishing

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