One of the things I am most proud of is the fact that ALIVE is home to some of the best, when it comes to local writers and authors. Every month, our readers are treated to interesting, entertaining and useful content provided by the likes of Dr. Lawrence Anderson, Buzz Bertolero, Mike Copeland, Damien Couture, Dave DeLong, Charles Donaldson, Bob Fish, Charleen Early, Peggy Fallon, Ben Fernandez, Theresa Grutzeck, Carolyn Hastings, Paul Hirsch, Harry Hubinger, Amanda King, Patricia Leong, Carolyn Rovner, Mike Spencer, Trina Swerdlow and Anita Venezia.
If you’re an ALIVE reader, you know our mix and depth of material is extensive. We cover everything from music, gardening, finance, golf, automotive, cooking, beauty, film and fashion; to sports, travel, trivia, law, psychology and humor. Where else can you learn about the world of private investigations, facial cleansers, the Galopagos Islands and Honey-Glazed Butternut Squash Salad, all in a single issue of a magazine?
In addition to being regular contributors of features and columns in ALIVE, many of our writers, like Bob, Peggy, Harry, Trina, and Anita, are accomplished authors as well, having their own, highly acclaimed books in the marketplace. (Just do an author search on Amazon to find their books).
While ALIVE may have already cornered much of the writing talent in the East Bay, the fact is we live in an area rich in editorial expertise, so we thought it might be of interest to share a bit about the Indie Publishing industry. Beginning on page sixteen, you’ll read Anita Venezia’s first hand account of her experiences as a newly published author, attending a writer / publisher trade show. If you are an aspiring author, you don’t want to miss this piece!
And, speaking of aspiring authors and publishing … ALIVE is excited to announce our own upcoming launch into the world of book publishing, under the banners of ALIVE Publishing Group and ALIVE Book Publishing. With an “official” start date of April 2, 2012, ALIVE will begin offering comprehensive book publishing and marketing services to local authors.
Now, more than ever, if reading (and now writing) are your thing, you’ve come to the right place — ALIVE!
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