About BSP
OUR HOLIDAY GIFT TO YOU
We’re delighted to present to you a Holiday collection of fiction by Blank Slate Press’s authors and founders–and our summer intern. We hope you accept this collection of stories, novel chapters, and poems in honor of everyone who has supported us over the last year.
You’ll get a taste of the writing from our authors and founders to enjoy on your e-reader, on your computer, or print them out. From all of us at Blank Slate Press, we wish you a happy holiday season and a wonderful 2012.
Please “Pay With a Tweet” and help us spread the joy of reading.
(You’ll be directed back here to download.)
Or download your PDF copy here.
CONTENTS
North End by Fred Venturini
> About Fred, THE SAMARITAN, and his next novel, MY IMMORTAL
The Doll Collection by Anene Tressler
> About Anene and DANCING WITH GRAVITY
Late and Soon by Steve Wiegenstein
> About Steve and his forthcoming novel SLANT OF LIGHT
How My Sorry Ass Got Saved by Blanchard DeMerchant
> About Blanchard and his forthcoming novel DRAFTED INTO COMPROMISE
Little Egypt by Jason Makansi
> About Jason and his novel in progress ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
Spoke by Jamey Stegmaier
> About Jamey and the work he does for Blank Slate Press
Two Poems by Elena Makansi
> About Elena, BSP’s summer intern
Oracles of Delphi by Kristina Blank Makansi
> About Kristina, her first novel, and the work she does for Blank Slate Press as editor & publisher
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ABOUT BLANK SLATE PRESS
Blank Slate Press is an adventure in the future of publishing built upon the time, energy, and financial resources of writers who simply love a good story.
Blank Slate Press is:
1) a literary arts incubator (we work shoulder-to-shoulder with debut authors)
2) independent publisher/small press
3) writers publishing other writers
Blank Slate Press is not:
1) a publisher that works only with agents
2) a buddy network of MFAs who only publish their friends’ work
3) a “self-publisher” started to publish our own work (check out our page for the Treehouse Writers’ Cooperative for thoughts on a “middle way” for publishing our own work)
Our team:
Kristina Blank Makansi – Born and raised in Southern Illinois, Kristina is a Midwesterner with an international sensibility. She has a B.A. in Government from University of Texas at Austin and a M.A.T. from the College of New Jersey and an opinion on everything. She has worked as a copywriter, marketing coordinator, web and collateral designer, and manuscript editor. As a voracious reader, she suffers from the “I-can’t-go-to-sleep-until-I-find-out-how-it-ends” syndrome and loves writers that can both make her gasp at a beautifully crafted phrase and at an unexpected plot twist. And she firmly believes that traditional genre boundaries should not apply to great writing.
She blogs at our Blank Slate Press blog and at www.kristinamakansi.com.
Jamey Stegmaier – Jamey is a St. Louis blogger and writer with a degree in international business from Washington University. He worked for SPi, the publishing project management company for four years managing high-profile projects, copyeditors, typesetters, proofreaders, and authors. He has published several essays and short stories and is the co-author of a book on innovation. He enjoys reading speculative fiction with strong, nontraditional characters and forward-moving plots. Jamey will push you to redefine the novel and the entire marketing process.
He blogs at our Blank Slate Press blog and at jameystegmaier.com.
