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Spectrum Ink Books publishes quality fiction and non-fiction e-books, paperbacks, and hardcover editions. Our titles are diverse, ranging from books on writing and grammar to self-help/inspirational, reference, and contemporary fiction. We also offer professional editing services to select authors. Past editing projects include Apocalypse Orphan, an Amazon 2016 sci-fi bestseller by Tim Allen, and Eden’s Serum, a futuristic fantasy thriller by Angelique Anderson. Browse our books.

Publisher of literary classics, textbooks, interactive study guides, and quality fiction. Our growing collection includes great classics of yesteryear and new works destined to become tomorrow’s cherished classics. VU Press also hosts virtual classrooms devoted to the classics we publish. Students taking a course on one of these books will find self-scoring practice quizzes, discussion prompts, vocabulary, videos, and other study resources to help them pass their class with flying colors. Browse VU Press titles.

This web journal, sub-titled “Writing Advice and Musings of a Lifelong Writer/Editor,” offers helpful advice, inspiration, and resources for aspiring and published writers. It is curated by Richard De A’Morelli, a veteran editor who has helped clients produce three sci-fi bestsellers, and he is a also bestselling author. His 16 books include Elements of Style 2017, several other grammar titles, and multiple titles in the self-help field. Richard has also developed and taught more than a dozen online courses in the creative writing and self-help genres. Explore Write Life.

Life doesn’t always follow the roadmap we expect in our youth. It can take sudden, unexpected turns into complicated dilemmas that challenge our health and wellbeing. Life may become so tumultuous that we must hit the “Reset” button and start anew. Life Reimagined is a soon-to-be-launched web journal created by two people caught up in complicated lives who found their way to a better place. This web journal provides glimpses into their now-tranquil lives on California’s scenic central coast. Watch for details!

This modern web journal offers a delightful assortment of beauty tips, insights on popular cosmetic products, money-saving offers, and advice on how to stay beautiful at any age. The site is curated by Karen De A’Morelli, author of 35 Quick & Easy Tips for a Beautiful You! and a former cosmetics manager at one of America’s leading high-end retailers. Her knowledge of beauty tips and tricks that she picked up on the job can help readers stay beautiful without having to pay a fortune for salons and expensive cosmetic products. Explore Beauty Scoops.

These are strange times, and the world has become a very strange place. No matter where we live, we are surrounded by throngs of people that do strange tings or become unhinged when life tosses them into situations that we report in Weird News stories. Almost everybody loves weird news, and our editors work to track down the most absurd, ridiculous, hilarious, outrageous, and macabre weird news on the planet. Read our stories!

Having access to breaking news in the writing/publishing industry is essential for writers, editors, book designers, and others whose livelihood depend on keeping up with the latest consumer trends and headlines. Browse this news stream daily for the latest news from Book Business Magazine, Lit Hub, Pew Research, Journalism UK, Book Riot, Self-Publishing Review, and other popular trade journals. Read today’s headlines.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Trivia Wave was a popular Web hangout for students at Virtual University. Adult learners from all walks of life came together to play this game for hours every night, and a devoted fan base developed. GQ magazine observed: “Trivia games have become a staple of the way we entertain ourselves, and reward ourselves for what we know, even if, by definition, the things we’re being rewarded for are of no use for anything but trivia games.” Trivia Wave will relaunch this summer with a bold new look and thousands of new questions. Check the Trivia Wave page for updates.