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Next Level Author 

A Guided Journey

"The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power."
- Tini Morrison

What steps are you missing
that keep you from reaching your author goals?
Each path offers opportunities for development into your next level as an author:

Finish - Complete & Submit
Evaluate - Work Reviews
Compete - Author Contests
Learn - Author Workshops
Explore - Academy & Contracts
Join - Writer & Reader Groups

Path 1: Finish - Complete & Submit

We edit and publish Micro-memoirs, Short Stories, Novellas, Novels, and Non-fiction
At Creekside, there are many ways to get your work in front of decision-makers.

Rock Maze

Coming Soon!
SLUSH FILES: the Unsolved Stories

A show dedicated to discovering the Next Great Author hidden in the slush pile stacks.
Motivated by formerly rejected authors.
All unsolicited submissions are already stacking up for this.
Submit your work!

Path 2: Evaluate - Work Reviews

We help you understand where you are on your author journey, how your work rates in the publishing industry, and where it fits in.

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Designed Backyard

Better writing sells more copies and garners a greater legacy.
We'll help you make it sound good, look good, and be relevant and timely to your audience.

Multi - 
Body of Work
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Path 5: Explore - Academy & Contracts

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City Man

Our author academy offers five levels of private guided book development and promotion. We take you from where you are to the next level.

  • Ghostwriter - In need of coaching

  • Book Package - Average to good

  • Hybrid Contract - Good to excellent potential

  • Traditional Contract - Excellent

  • Traditional P-Contract - Exceptional talent

STAGE 1: World Builder - your world, voice, and characters
STAGE 2: Story Skeleton - the shape and beats of the journey
STAGE 3: Scene Tracker - drafting incredible scenes
STAGE 4: Hive Voice - refining through critical reviews
STAGE 5: Front-end Loading - author promotion and pre-sales
STAGE 6: SPRINT LAUNCH

Path 6: Join - Writer & Reader Groups

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Pedestrain Crossing

Our Storytelling Groups

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