Great opportunities await! Well, dear reader, we’re actually doing it. The door is open. Really open! The electronic edition of Sally Port’s preview issue is live! Subscriptions  are available! For those unfamiliar, Sally Port Magazine is a family friendly (but not kids only!) fantasy fiction magazine with a focus on both providing stories for the whole

Introduction It’s less than a month away, dear reader. And seats are filling up fast!What am I talking about? The 2024 LDSPMA conference. It’s happening on October 17th -19th on the Utah Valley University (UVU) campus.This is the 10th year of the conference and this year it’s better than ever! But, why go? What can

Great opportunities await! Well, dear reader, we’re actually doing it. The door is open. Subscriptions for Sally Port Magazine are officially available! For those unfamiliar, Sally Port Magazine is a family friendly (but not kids only!) fantasy fiction magazine with a focus on both providing stories for the whole family and providing knowledge and opportunities for

Introduction Writing and art can be rewarding. I don’t mean easy wealth, even though the money can happen. Writers and artists create, and their creations can touch the hearts, minds and lives for generations. (And then there’s that Bill Shakespeare guy…)Editing can be a lot of work. But as a freelance editor, people will send

Lesson, Resource, Story Last October I went to a writers’ conference with a new idea. I was going to launch a clean fantasy fiction magazine. It wasn’t an easy road, but I wanted to do it. I needed to do it. Last December, that magazine had a name. Sally Port, named for those little doors

Introduction This week we’re talking about a major project here at FMP. Amazing things are happening! I may have mentioned it here and there, but… Forever Mountain Publishing is launching a fiction magazine. It’s been (and still is) a long road. We’re building this thing from whole cloth, not just buying somebody else’s IP. But

Sally Port is coming, dear reader. Part of our gearing up process is making sure that the folks behind the magazine are familiar with all the steps of production in the magazine. For myself, that means learning more about page design software. It’s something I need to know, but how do I do that?Often, the

Well, dear reader, this Sunday is Mother’s Day. It’s one of those ‘holidays’ that was well-intentioned but has a bit of a problem.On one level, Mother’s Day should be one of the most inclusive holidays around. Everyone has a mother… On another level, there are some folks who really don’t like their mothers. Then, there

Yes, formatting matters… It’s no secret: here at FMP we like to talk about writing. And fiction writing (particularly fantasy fiction) is one of our favorite kinds of writing. Something that’s more of a secret (though it shouldn’t be) is that how we present our fiction matters.  Sure, sometimes it’s fun to come up with

There’s a lot going on. And there’s more yet to come. Last week at Word Mean Stuff, I announced I’m putting a hold on posting stories. (Not quitting, just putting them on hold) I’m doing that here too. And there are reasons for that. The FMP website and blog have changed hosts as part of