Starhawk and the Occult Authors Market

I'm thrilled to announce that best-selling author and pagan activist Starhawk made time in her busy schedule to have a telephone interview with me today, the transcription of which will be published in this year's Occult Authors Market. We covered a lot of ground, and she has some very interesting things to say about our industry, her hopes for it, and advice for aspiring and established authors.

You can bring yourself up to speed with her activist schedule, as well as her writings, at her web site. She has also collaborated with Canadian film maker Donna Read on the documentary Signs out of Time - about the life of Marija Gimbutas.

March 1st Target Date

Due to additional work in making this edition as beneficial to users as possible, I've pushed the release date back to March 1, 2006. Sorry for the delay, but I think you'll be very happy with the finished product.

Thank You, Elizabeth Barrett!

Elizabeth Barrett, managing editor of PanGaia and contributing editor to Sage Woman, was kind enough to review the first draft yesterday and I just received her feedback. She had some excellent suggestions, many of which I'll be implementing for the 2006 edition and a few very major changes for the 2007 edition. One of the biggest of which will be a more comprehensive directory for 2007 - including periodicals, paying blogs, calendars, and more.

Elizabeth was also thorough enough to point out a number of things that need fixing; some of which I completely missed! It's a prime example of why extra eyes are so critical in preparing a manuscript. Suffice to say it's now in the hands of a copy editor! Thanks, again, Elizabeth.