Stoney Creek Publishing
@stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social
Stoney Creek Publishing Group is an independent book publisher founded by award-winning journalist and author Loren Steffy. Our award-winning team produces high-quality books in all formats with fewer hurdles than traditional publishing.
AI attacks on authors: There’s more money to be made in feasting on the dreams of aspiring writers than in pretending to be a writer." https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-staple-of-author-scams?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #writingscams #booksky
A staple of author scams
If someone contacts you unsolicited and offers to help sell your book or share in your writer's journey, ignore them. It's never that easy.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
AI attacks on authors: There’s more money to be made in feasting on the dreams of aspiring writers than in pretending to be a writer." https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-staple-of-author-scams?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #writingscams #booksky
What happens when a violent golfing mishap derails a book launch? Sadly, we have the answer https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/the-author-the-femur-and-the-golf?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #TexasAuthor #booksigning #Ireland #booksky
The Author, The Femur, and The Golf Ball
A Million Little Things: Of all the things that can derail a book launch, a crippling golf accident wasn't one we saw coming.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
What happens when a violent golfing mishap derails a book launch? Sadly, we have the answer https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/the-author-the-femur-and-the-golf?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #TexasAuthor #booksigning #Ireland #booksky
We’re open for business at the @texasbookfest.bsky.social Come find us in the @tamupress.bsky.socialtent. Authors signing books all day! #booksky #newbooks #texasauthor
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We’re open for business at the @texasbookfest.bsky.social Come find us in the @tamupress.bsky.socialtent. Authors signing books all day! #booksky #newbooks #texasauthor
Looking for your next great read? How about an inspiring journey of personal growth, resilience, and adventure? https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-high-flying-memoir?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social
A high-flying memoir
How a shy schoolboy transformed himself into a confident and decisive leader through the power of flight
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Looking for your next great read? How about an inspiring journey of personal growth, resilience, and adventure? https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-high-flying-memoir?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social
Everyone knows who killed Maggie Schneider. But why did he do it? https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/introducing-the-whydunit?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false @tamupress.bsky.social #booksky #newbooks #texasauthor #truecrime #mystery #womensfiction
Introducing the ‘Whydunit’
"Well of Deception" is historical fiction based on a real murder. Everyone knew the killer, but what no one could understand was why did he kill?
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Everyone knows who killed Maggie Schneider. But why did he do it? https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/introducing-the-whydunit?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false @tamupress.bsky.social #booksky #newbooks #texasauthor #truecrime #mystery #womensfiction
This is the week — or the month — to read a banned book and beat back the tide of fear oand ignorance. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/whats-it-going-to-be-then-eh?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #booksky #bannedbooks #publishing #freespeech
'What's it going to be then, eh?'
With book banning on the rise, here's an idea for what we do to beat back the tide of ignorance and fear
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is the week — or the month — to read a banned book and beat back the tide of fear oand ignorance. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/whats-it-going-to-be-then-eh?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #booksky #bannedbooks #publishing #freespeech
There are no easy answers in the energy transition.
https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-pressing-expose-on-the-state-of?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #climatechange #booksky #newbooks #energytransition #greennewdeal @tamupress.bsky.social
https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-pressing-expose-on-the-state-of?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #climatechange #booksky #newbooks #energytransition #greennewdeal @tamupress.bsky.social
"A pressing exposé on the state of the world’s carbon economy"
Why We Struggle to Go Green, the latest release from Stoney Creek, takes an unflinching look at the hard truths around human-induced climate change
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's always the little things that trip you up. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-million-little-things-the-dangers?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #publishing #bookdesign #fatfingers #booksky
A million little things: The dangers of fat fingers
Of the many things that can go wrong in the publishing process, adding errors late in the process is one of the most common — and frustrating.
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's always the little things that trip you up. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-million-little-things-the-dangers?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #publishing #bookdesign #fatfingers #booksky
We're kicking off our fall lineup with a historical novel you won't want to put down. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-riveting-and-gorgeous-novel?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #texasauthor #booksky @tamupress.bsky.socialapp/profile/did:plc:btu4uhnsxzkwpbrrjjixbzzj" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@tamupress.bsky.social
'A riveting and gorgeous novel'
A Family of Good Women kicks off Stoney Creek's fall lineup, telling a tale of decency and resolve amid a lawless boomtown in 1920s-era Texas
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We're kicking off our fall lineup with a historical novel you won't want to put down. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-riveting-and-gorgeous-novel?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #texasauthor #booksky @tamupress.bsky.socialapp/profile/did:plc:btu4uhnsxzkwpbrrjjixbzzj" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@tamupress.bsky.social
When the government believes its free speech rights outweigh ours. How book bans have found a legal defense. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/government-speech-is-the-language?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #publishing #bookbans #booksky
'Government speech' is the language of suppression
Claiming library collections reflect a government's right to speech, and that it trumps the First Amendment rights of individuals, hides a deeper fear of free expression.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When the government believes its free speech rights outweigh ours. How book bans have found a legal defense. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/government-speech-is-the-language?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #publishing #bookbans #booksky
What happens with 18 Stoney Creek authors meet at the Scholz Garten in Austin? Something magical.
https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/i-feel-like-the-luckiest-publisher?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #publishing #texasauthors #booksky
https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/i-feel-like-the-luckiest-publisher?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #publishing #texasauthors #booksky
I feel like the luckiest publisher in the world
My authors threw me a surprise party, and it’s gratifying to see Stoney Creek’s model is as fulfilling for them as it is for me.
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What happens with 18 Stoney Creek authors meet at the Scholz Garten in Austin? Something magical.
https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/i-feel-like-the-luckiest-publisher?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #publishing #texasauthors #booksky
https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/i-feel-like-the-luckiest-publisher?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #publishing #texasauthors #booksky
Don't forget! Come to the Twig for a Texas two-fer book signing — David Barnett Goldman (The Bugbear Hunter) and Max L. Knight (Ghostly Bugles). https://thetwig.com/event/2025-08-14/david-barnett-goldman-bugbear-hunter-max-knightghostly-bugles #texasauthors #booksignings #historicalfiction #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Don't forget! Come to the Twig for a Texas two-fer book signing — David Barnett Goldman (The Bugbear Hunter) and Max L. Knight (Ghostly Bugles). https://thetwig.com/event/2025-08-14/david-barnett-goldman-bugbear-hunter-max-knightghostly-bugles #texasauthors #booksignings #historicalfiction #booksky
What authors should know about that 13-digit number that controls their book's fate. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/whats-in-a-number?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #publishingsuccess #newbooks #booksky
What’s in a number?
If it’s an International Book Standard Number, everything. It’s your book’s fingerprint
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What authors should know about that 13-digit number that controls their book's fate. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/whats-in-a-number?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #publishingsuccess #newbooks #booksky
Come to the Twig for a Texas two-fer book signing — David Barnett Goldman (The Bugbear Hunter) and Max L. Knight (Ghostly Bugles). https://thetwig.com/event/2025-08-14/david-barnett-goldman-bugbear-hunter-max-knightghostly-bugles #texasauthors #booksignings #historicalfiction #booksky
August 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Come to the Twig for a Texas two-fer book signing — David Barnett Goldman (The Bugbear Hunter) and Max L. Knight (Ghostly Bugles). https://thetwig.com/event/2025-08-14/david-barnett-goldman-bugbear-hunter-max-knightghostly-bugles #texasauthors #booksignings #historicalfiction #booksky
Little Sky Bear and the Dragon aims to rekindle children's wonder with the night sky. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/look-up-again?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #childrensbooks #Texasauthor #astronomy #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social
Look up (again)!
Little Sky Bear and the Dragon, the second installment in Amy Jackson's Night Sky series, shines bright.
open.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Little Sky Bear and the Dragon aims to rekindle children's wonder with the night sky. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/look-up-again?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #newbooks #childrensbooks #Texasauthor #astronomy #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social
No Saints Here is a must read, healing journey for parents of troubled children. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-healing-journey?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#newbooks #mentalhealth #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social @claudettefette.bsky.social
#newbooks #mentalhealth #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social @claudettefette.bsky.social
A healing journey
'No Saints Here' is a tale both harrowing and heartbreaking, but one told with the intent of helping others who struggle with addiction and mental health issues
open.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
No Saints Here is a must read, healing journey for parents of troubled children. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/a-healing-journey?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#newbooks #mentalhealth #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social @claudettefette.bsky.social
#newbooks #mentalhealth #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social @claudettefette.bsky.social
Reposted by Stoney Creek Publishing
Look what arrived today! #mentalhealth #schoolmentalhealth #troubledteenindustry #wraparound #addiction #recovery #families #mywhy @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social
www.tamupress.com/book/9781965...
www.tamupress.com/book/9781965...
July 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Why the fuss over a 150-year-old German poet? See our new translation. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/the-enduring-relevance-of-rilke?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #poetry #newbooks #Texasauthor #translation #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social
The enduring relevance of Rilke
One hundred fifty years after his birth, one of the 20th century's most influential poets is still going strong.
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why the fuss over a 150-year-old German poet? See our new translation. https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/the-enduring-relevance-of-rilke?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #poetry #newbooks #Texasauthor #translation #booksky @tamupress.bsky.social
🎆 Happy 4th of July from the SCP Team!
July 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🎆 Happy 4th of July from the SCP Team!
❓Do you judge a book 📘 by its cover? Be honest!
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readerscommunity #readersgonnaread #readersoffacebook
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readerscommunity #readersgonnaread #readersoffacebook
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
❓Do you judge a book 📘 by its cover? Be honest!
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readerscommunity #readersgonnaread #readersoffacebook
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readerscommunity #readersgonnaread #readersoffacebook
Can writers make peace with robots? https://open.substack.com/pub/accidentalpublisher/p/can-we-make-peace-with-the-robots?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #ai #technology #newbooks #booksky
Can we make peace with the robots?
AI has touched off a frenzy in the literary world, but should it? Is there a way the robots can help us do our jobs better without robbing us of the joy of writing?
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The longest sentence in literature is 823 words, found in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. (Yes, it’s grammatically correct.)
#StoneyCreekPublishing #LesMisérables #VictorHugo #WorldRecord
#StoneyCreekPublishing #LesMisérables #VictorHugo #WorldRecord
June 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The longest sentence in literature is 823 words, found in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. (Yes, it’s grammatically correct.)
#StoneyCreekPublishing #LesMisérables #VictorHugo #WorldRecord
#StoneyCreekPublishing #LesMisérables #VictorHugo #WorldRecord
Writing: the only buzz that fights back.
Pour another page, chase it with passion, and keep the chaos at bay. ✍️🍺
#RayBradbury #WritersLife #StayDrunkOnWriting #ZenInTheArtOfWriting #StoneyCreekPublishing
Pour another page, chase it with passion, and keep the chaos at bay. ✍️🍺
#RayBradbury #WritersLife #StayDrunkOnWriting #ZenInTheArtOfWriting #StoneyCreekPublishing
June 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Writing: the only buzz that fights back.
Pour another page, chase it with passion, and keep the chaos at bay. ✍️🍺
#RayBradbury #WritersLife #StayDrunkOnWriting #ZenInTheArtOfWriting #StoneyCreekPublishing
Pour another page, chase it with passion, and keep the chaos at bay. ✍️🍺
#RayBradbury #WritersLife #StayDrunkOnWriting #ZenInTheArtOfWriting #StoneyCreekPublishing
👋 What's the one book you with you read again for the first time?
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readersofinsta #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #readersoffacebook #readersofinstagram
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readersofinsta #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #readersoffacebook #readersofinstagram
June 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
👋 What's the one book you with you read again for the first time?
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readersofinsta #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #readersoffacebook #readersofinstagram
#StoneyCreekPublishing #readers #readersofig #readersofinsta #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #readersoffacebook #readersofinstagram
❓How many of you knew this? Be honest!
#authorquestions #authorquestionsaturday #readers #readerschoice #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #StoneyCreekPublishing
#authorquestions #authorquestionsaturday #readers #readerschoice #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #StoneyCreekPublishing
June 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
❓How many of you knew this? Be honest!
#authorquestions #authorquestionsaturday #readers #readerschoice #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #StoneyCreekPublishing
#authorquestions #authorquestionsaturday #readers #readerschoice #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #StoneyCreekPublishing