March of the Writers – Day 18 by Richard White Where the Magic Happens ✍️✨ Read on Substack Every writer has a place where the world fades and imagination takes the throne. For some, it’s a quiet office. For others, a coffee shop humming with …
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March of the Writers – Day 16 by Richard White Writers Beware ⚠️📚 Read on Substack Writers Beware ⚠️📚 Writing may be a solitary craft, but publishing puts you in a very public marketplace. And wherever there’s a marketplace, there are always a few wolves …
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March of the Writers – Day 14 by Richard White Bookshelf stats 📚✨ Read on Substack Bookshelves are funny things. At first glance they look like simple furniture—wood, shelves, maybe a little dust gathering in the corners. But spend enough time around readers and …
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Right now one of the biggest conversations in the indie publishing world is this: How much should authors rely on the big platforms vs. building their own direct connection with readers? For years many of us have leaned heavily on places like Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, …
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MOTW – This or That This is one of those prompts that quietly reveals how writers work behind the scenes. Our habits, preferences, and creative rhythms shape how stories come to life. Here’s where I land on today’s This or That. 📚 Physical vs DigitalI …
Read More Writing Tribe Writing is often described as a solitary craft. Hours alone with a blank page, wrestling with words, chasing ideas down rabbit holes only you can see. But no writer truly does this alone. Every author has a tribe—people who share the journey, offer …
Read MoreAcross quiet rooms and late-lit desks, stories are already being written.Not at the perfect moment. Not when the path is clear. Simply now—in the middle of hardship, in the slow turning toward hope, in the deep and restless need to speak. Writers who work in …
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Some books ask to be finished. Others ask to be savored. Whiskey and the Autumn Wind belongs to the latter—a collection meant for slow evenings, low light, and a glass poured with intention. When a reader described the poems as something to be “sipped like a fine bourbon by a crackling fireplace,” they captured the spirit of the book perfectly. This is poetry that lingers, that speaks softly, and that stays with you long after the final page.
Read MoreThe wheel of the year turned like a slow tide, and here we stand at its close — rich with stories, hardened by truth, softened by grace. In the quiet places between sirens and silence, 2025 became one of reckoning and resolution. This year I …
Read MoreCapital District, NY – Whispers in the Dark Press is proud to announce the release of acclaimed author Richard White’s newest novel, The Quiet After the Sirens, available now through authorrichardwhite.com/
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