by Leanna Renee Hieber When I began my fiction publishing career in 2009, I was writing gaslamp fantasy fiction; cross-genre books with various Gothic, horror, suspense, and romance elements. If…
by Jeff Somers Aside from a relatively brief period in my childhood when I wanted to be a brain surgeon,1 I’ve always wanted to be a writer, creating stories and…
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by Lauren Elise Daniels Over the past eighteen months, an increasing number of people using generative AI have requested my editing services to support their attempts at creative writing. By…
Boston, MA—August 24, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with Ellen Datlow, via Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House, to publish Dark End of…
Boston, MA – August 17, 2026 Ruadán Books announces the full Table of Contents (TOC) for Summer in the City, the third installment for the In the City anthology series…
by Nick Mamatas There comes a time in every semi-successful novelist’s life, usually about twenty-five years in or so, or when they make one of two whimsical decisions: I should…
by Mark Matthews “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” —The Shining, Stephen King Horror is the genre where writers take…
by Xan van Rooyen As a lifelong music-lover, musician, and career music teacher, I admit that I can’t imagine a single day without music. I have multiple playlists, providing the…
by Brook Bhagat Editor’s note: Content warning for both pet and parental death. This is a powerful essay. We care about your mental health; please read responsibly. Zoot, once a…
Boston, MA — June 22, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that Reneé S. DeCamillis has joined the growing Boston-based indie publisher as a copyeditor for the press. “Reneé…
By Christian Emecheta What does it cost to be a writer? I do not mean money, though that conversation will come. I mean the quieter currencies: the hours stolen from…
by Karen Heuler Imagine your books whispering to each other, shelf to shelf. Books do talk to each other, and they talk to you—because once you’ve read a book, it…
By Michael Barrington I am often asked how I get so many of my articles and short stories published: a dozen this year both in the USA and the UK….
By Lyndsie Manusos On a Discord that will remain anonymous for confidentiality purposes, authors–most of whom are already represented by agents–with books on submission, exchange editor ghosting stories. Response times…
Boston, MA — April 7, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it will publish speculative historical mystery novella Ferry-Loupers by author Molly Tanzer, via Cameron McClure of the…
by Adam T There’s a narrow street in Vienna where I like to walk when I’ve written myself into a corner. The stones are slick with rain, and the façades…
by Fendy S. Tulodo I used to think stories were like engines. You give them fuel, you push a button, and they start. But they’re not. They’re more like lungs….
Boston, MA— March 24, 2026 Ruadán Books is proud to partner with both IPG as a distributor and Versa Press as a printer to expand publishing operations and continue bringing…
by John Hug Dear doctor, this is (at least) the seventh first sentence for this article. Don’t worry, this is not going to be a recursive article about the process…
Boston, MA—March 10, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with Jamal Hodge to publish Shards of Gotham: New York City Through the Looking…
Boston, MA — March 3, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with author Elena Pavlova, via Kalin M. Nenov with the Human Library,…
by S.L. Dove Cooper “Can I name a character Ieësalwin or Nieëske? Do I need to spell it Ysalwyn or Neeska or something like that so fantasy readers are more…
By K.C. Mead-Brewer For Creature I approach all my writing projects, this one included, as if I were creating a secret, seething garden. There is an immediate crackle of energy…