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First Steps Publishing: Fireside Press, White Parrot Press, Westwind Press

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At First Steps Publishing, we take raw manuscripts and turn them into carefully designed and well marketed masterpieces people want to read.

We have years of publishing and design experience and, being authors ourselves, we’ve been on both sides of the fence. We know the quality skills you deserve. As your publisher we are looking for undiscovered and talented authors with the potential for successful growth.

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FAQ – Hybrid Publishing

October 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

FIRESIDE PRESS CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS PUBLISHING SOUL FIRE PRESS Are you a self-publishing company or a vanity press? Neither. FIRESIDE, CMP and Soul Fire Press are the hybrid divisions of First Steps Publishing. Self-publishing companies generally will publish whatever is submitted to them, regardless of writing quality, careless editing, poor … [Read More...]

Mountaintops and Valleys, Book 3, The Peaks Saga

August 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

Mountaintops and Valleys, A Peaks Saga, Book 3 by MF Erler

Mountaintops and Valleys (The Peaks Saga, Book 3) [UPDATED AND REVISED 2018] Jon, Jael, and Martina have finally found Maia, or Mother Earth. In their travels, they’ve been told they must search for a fountain on Earth that can wash them clean in both body and soul. But no one seems to know where this… 

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Searching for Maia, Book 2, The Peaks Saga

August 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

Searching for Maia, A Peaks Saga, Book 2 by MF Erler

Searching for Maia (The Peaks Saga, Book 2) [UPDATED AND REVISED 2018] Ginna and Danny have been back from the future for almost four years, but things are falling apart for them again. Then time-travelers Jon and Jael arrive with a big surprise, taking them into their parallel universe and their own personal lives–where Jon,… 

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FIRESIDE PRESS- Self-Publishing Division of First Steps Publishing

July 26, 2018

Our publishing quota has been reached for 2019. Please check back in 2020. FIRESIDE PRESS, is the hybrid division of FSP, offering the same professional services. FIRESIDE PRESS titles are regularly reviewed by First Steps Publishing for new, talented authors. While there is no guarantee of the number of titles First Steps will sign each year,… 

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Peaks at the Edge of the World ~ Finding the Light, Book 1 The Peaks Saga

July 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Peaks at the Edge of the World by MF Erler

Peaks at the Edge of the World: Finding the Light (The Peaks Saga, Book 1) [UPDATED AND REVISED 2018] On the distant planet of Terres, far in the future, a young boy, Jael, finds his family being torn apart by dark forces of the Galactic System. Raised by his mother, and older siblings, who believe… 

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Press Release: Embrace the Humor of Mid-Life Revealed in White Chair Day

June 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

White Chair Day by Joni Jesme

How to Embrace the Humor of Mid-Life Revealed in White Chair Day, New Release from First Steps Publishing Joni Jesme’s debut book uncovers the humor behind growing older and the need to embrace the journey into mid-life and beyond with a smile. Stemming from a green trash can lid verbally mistaken as a white chair,… 

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Joni Jesme Interview with Diana Pierce

June 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

Joni Jesme, Author of White Chair Day

OMG! I’m Having a White Chair Day by Joni Jesme Watch podcast interview of Joni Jesme on “What’s Next with Diana Pierce” Joni Jesme’s debut book uncovers the humor behind growing older and the need to embrace the journey into mid-life and beyond with a smile. Stemming from a green trash can lid verbally mistaken… 

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“White Chair Day” by Joni Jesme

May 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

White Chair Day by Joni Jesme

OMG! I’m Having a White Chair Day 0r Mouth and Brain Take a Vacation A funny thing happened on my way to growing older. I came into my White Chair Days. One enters into the White Chair Day zone only after an amusing and sometimes painful voyage through life’s milestones. However, if you can appreciate… 

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When Mountains Don’t Move by Diana Weinberger

March 1, 2018 1 Comment

When Mountains Don't Move by Diana Weinberger

When Mountains Don’t Move ~ A True Story of Faith Under Fire FOREWORD by Mark Hubbell, Northwest Area Director, Prison Fellowship – – – Betrayal, the barrel of a gun, and a jail cell. A true story fraught with drama, wrapped in humor, and filled with the miraculous intervention of God. Because she refused to testify against her… 

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— NEW & UPCOMING Releases —

War Under the Mango Tree, a military satire

A Vengeful Spirit, A Shelly Gale Mystery Book 1, by Lizzy Armentrout

A Vengeful Spirit: A Shelly Gale Mystery, Book 1

Off the Record, A Shae Rose Mystery by Diana Kilpatrick

Off the Record: A Shae Rose Mystery, Book 1

When the World Grows Cold, A Peaks Saga, Book 4 by MF Erler

When the World Grows Cold, Book 4 The Peaks Saga

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  • Amanda Schrader
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  • Diana (Weinberger) Kilpatrick
  • Leslie Compton
  • Mel Smith
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FIRESIDE PRESS, is the hybrid division of FSP, offering the same professional services. FIRESIDE PRESS titles are regularly reviewed by First Steps Publishing for new, talented authors. While there is no guarantee of the number of titles First Steps signs each year, this is a way to get your foot in the door.


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