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Now Available on Kindle:

Posted on June 15, 2021 by jguenther5
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BOOK RELEASE: A True Map of the City UPDATE: Now available on Kindle!

Posted on April 6, 2020 by jguenther5

Wyzard Hill Press announces the publication of a new book: A True Map of the City, by J Guenther.    Horus Blassingame is a loyal, mild-mannered underling at his company. One day, he is called into his supervisor’s office.    … Continue reading →

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New From Wyzard Hill Press 🌜🗜🌛

Posted on April 21, 2019 by jguenther5

Just gone to press: Tales For a Blue Moon, 18 far out, unique short stories and a cover to match by J Guenther. Here’s what they’re about: A church looks forward to its annual Blessing of the Animals: “There’s a … Continue reading →

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A More Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Posted on March 15, 2019 by jguenther5

Yes, that’s our objective of the day: to turn your novel, novella, novelette or short into a hive of scum and villainy. Stories of any length thrive on villains. The more wretched, the better. For without him or her, there … Continue reading →

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A True Map of the City – Copyright Filed

Posted on August 10, 2018 by jguenther5

I filed the copyright application for my latest book, A True Map of the City, today. It took from 11:07 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Practice makes it go faster. Next step: create ARCs (advanced reviewer copies) for reviewers.

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Cover Poll – True Map of the City

Posted on July 19, 2018 by jguenther5

Which cover do you think is most likely to make you want to open the book? (Note: ignore the red border on  Cover #1). What do you think it’s about? Any suggestions are most welcome.           … Continue reading →

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Our Yardstick is Bent: the NYT Best Sellers List

Posted on April 23, 2018 by jguenther5

The NYT once testified that their best selling book list is editorial content, not news content. In other words, it’s not an objective measure of books’ worth OR popularity. In 1983, author William Peter Blatty sued The New York Times … Continue reading →

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“Needs Tightening”

Posted on March 31, 2018 by jguenther5

These two dread words, when found without further explanation in a critique, signal oncoming angst for the writer. We all know what ‘tightening’ means in theory. In practice, it can include anything from removing a few words here and there, … Continue reading →

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The Awful Truth About Writing & Writers

Posted on February 22, 2018 by jguenther5

I was at lunch with a group of writers the other day, and something I said resonated with the group. I summarized it in the meme I’ve created, below. I’ve posted this on Twitter and Facebook; might as well put … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blitzed, by Norman Ohler

Posted on May 7, 2017 by jguenther5

Norman Ohler’s Blitzed is an extensively researched book that provides another view of Hitler’s Germany. Despite Der Fuehrer’s official (and hypocritical) pretence of abstemiousness, he did eat meat, and he did drink, and he did have a mistress. We can … Continue reading →

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