Variety is the spice of life. I've worked in public relations in the oil industry,in business development in the IT industry,in training and education in universities and public and private organizations, and as a freelance business and personal development supporter, enabling others to achieve their potential.
I am an all-rounder in the publishing industry, with skills in writing, editing, design, publishing, marketing, and magazine and book production.
I keep myself sane by training for triathlons, providing personal fitness training, and running circuit training classes.

Gregory Frost is the author of seven novels, the most recent being the acclaimed duology, Shadowbridge and Lord Tophet ("A master class on storytelling and myth-making by a gifted writer working at the top of his game”--SciFi Weekly).

He also has written short fiction of the fantastic for adults, young adults, and middle school readers, including the stories in the collection Attack of the Jazz Giants & Other Stories, which includes Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Tiptree Award and Sturgeon Memorial Award-finalist stories.

I always encourage our authors to plan book signing events with independent bookstores rather than mega-chain booksellers. Indie bookstores have roots in their community and they know their customers. I have been a long supporter of local businesses and I hate to see family owned businesses close down. My long-term goal is to establish a marketing program with our authors which include indie bookstore only book tours. Too many publishers and authors are caught up in the idea that a successful marketing program focuses only on "chain store" events.

I am the Publisher/Editor of a funky little zine called Gonzo Parenting. It's all about parenting, from the parents' point of view. You won't find any didactic, dull articles in Gonzo Parenting... Every issue reads like a mini-anthology, full of personal essays by parents "in the trenches."

Check out Gonzo Parenting's website for more about us and submission guidelines.

Gonzo Parenting is available at:
Riverwalk Books in Chelan, Washington

Steven Schroeder grew up in the Texas Panhandle, where he first learned to take nothing seriously, and his poetry continues to be rooted in the experience of the Plains. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Concho River Review, the Cresset, Druskininkai Poetic Fall 2005, Georgetown Review, Karamu, Mid-America Poetry Review, Poetry East, Rhino, Shichao, Sichuan Literature, Texas Review, TriQuarterly, and other literary journals.

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