I am often asked by writers who are looking around for a publisher—“Why should I go with Word Association? What makes Word Association any better than other publishers?” It’s a good question. When Francine and I first tip-toed into the business of helping writers to self-publish their books, back in the mid-1990s, we were one of only a handful of such businesses in the entire country. We were pioneers. Today, if you google “self publishing” thousands of such companies pop up. Some of them are very good at what they do. Some, not at all. But what I think sets Word Association apart is this: we take exceptional care of our authors. I can brag about our stable of editors; they are the best in the business. Our design team is second to none—just take a look at the book covers in our online library. We have state of the art bookmaking equipment. We offer book marketing and sophisticated book publicity. We fill orders all over the world. But all that said: what I think is best about us is the care and attention we give our authors. While we always try to help authors stay true to their vision, we feel it is our responsibility to offer honest criticism and guidance every step of the way. We consider it a privilege when writers choose our company and trust us with their prize possessions—their books—their creations!—and with that privilege comes a responsibility that Francine and I and our staff take very seriously. A great many of our writers come back to us with their next book, and then the next one. How satisfying is that!

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WA FICTION AUTHOR ACTUALLY SKETCHES SCENES IN ORDER TO VISUALIZE THEM BEFORE SHE BEGINS TO WRITE.

Writing fiction is tough work. Every good writer knows this and every really good writer must devise ways to get through it. Melanie Denman is one of our newest authors and she is among the latter. She writes fiction that keeps readers intrigued, interested, amused and sometimes laughing out loud. Her dialogue sparkles and sings with authenticity. She draws you deep into the lives of her characters and what characters they are.

Denman recently released her first book of fiction, Visiting the Sins, which was proudly published by Word Association Publishers. It is the deliciously rich and sassy story of the Wheeler family women—as memorable and dysfunctional a group of females as ever wandered across the pages of a novel. The Wheelers live in the same part of Texas where Melanie was raised—Deep East Texas.

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