Welcome to Elephant’s Bookshelf Press
Welcome to Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, a small but growing traditional publisher. In 2012, we published Spring Fevers, a collection of short stories about relationships in their many forms, and will...
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Delayed by the Apocalypse
Published 11/1/12 Before I say anything else, thank you to the editorial board of Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, LLC, who helped publicize and promote our newly released anthology, The Fall: Tales from...
View Article3 things I’ve learned about book marketing
In the nearly six years since I created Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, one of the things I’ve had to work on the most has been my book marketing skills. Mind you, since part of what I’d reported on in my...
View ArticleHappy New Year! Story sharing in 2018
Happy New Year! I will share with you that, aside from the Eastern chill (another polar vortex?!), I do enjoy January. It brings out that sense of renewal in me and jump-starts my creativity, which can...
View ArticleSetting attainable goals: Writing 500 words a day
I was shocked. My brother, who isn’t really a writer, sent me an email inviting me to join him in a writing assignment. It was the 500-words-a-day group that Jeff Goins leads through his blog. To be...
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A Different Take on Book Launches
No two books are alike, and from what I can tell, book launches are often different. The latest book from Elephant’s Bookshelf Press is unlike anything we’ve ever published before, and the launch is...
View ArticleNovelists, Meet Filmmakers. Filmmakers, Novelists
By R.S. Mellette Right now, there seem to be two schools of production in Hollywood – those companies that make movies based on short stories or novels, and those that don’t. I haven’t run the numbers,...
View ArticleQuestions for those who write for children
Lately, I’ve been working on a short novel. The best part about it is I know exactly who my ideal reader is, because I read to them every night. The characters in this story, which I believe will be...
View ArticlePerceptions Matter
The other day, I was included in the photo shoot for the annual report at the nonprofit organization where I work. From my perspective, the key contribution I made was when the photographer was setting...
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“Which the Days Never Know” E-Book Coming Soon
We’re finishing up the e-book version of Which the Days Never Know, the “verse memoir” of Vietnam veteran Donald McNamara. We expect to be ready to publish later this week. The paperback is already...
View ArticleThe Genesis of the Elephant
In the six years since I created Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, I’ve seen my personal writing time winnow down to a dribble. I’m not making excuses. I chose to focus my creative time on publishing. This...
View ArticleSo, what do you do?
How often has this happened to you? You’re talking to someone and either you or the other person asks what you do for a living. It happens all the time. I’d say it happens to me at least once a week,...
View ArticleEBP Launches New Anthology
At long last, Elephant’s Bookshelf Press is launching a new anthology effort! So, what is the genre? Science fiction. In a sense, it’s a way for me to go back to my beginnings, because when I started...
View ArticleWhat would you like to see in 2019?
For Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, December and January are often about finalizing all the planning we’ve been doing throughout the year. We begin 2019 with several projects under way, including our...
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A blogging spree in 2020?
So, how has the new year treated you so far? If you’re like me, you’re happy to see 2019 in the rearview mirror. It’s not that the year was terrible; I’ve had much worse. But when it comes to...
View ArticleAre you safe? Thoughts from suburban Epicenter
I’m safe. We’re safe. We’re among the lucky ones. For those who don’t know the elephants behind Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, we live in New Jersey. I’ve lived here most of my life. On one of my Twitter...
View ArticleStill safe, still creating
It’s hard to believe we’re in October. Sometimes it feels like the spring and summer never happened. But they most certainly did. Indeed, more than a million people have perished in this global...
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