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Stoney Creek Publishing
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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.
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · 10d
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · 17d
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?
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · 24d
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Sep 30
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
"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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Sep 23
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.
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Sep 16
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Aug 26
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.
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Aug 18
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
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.
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Aug 11
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Aug 7
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jul 28
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.
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jul 24
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
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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
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Claudette Fette, PhD, OTR @claudettefette.bsky.social · Jul 17
Look what arrived today! #mentalhealth #schoolmentalhealth #troubledteenindustry #wraparound #addiction #recovery #families #mywhy @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social

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Book titled no saints here a cautionary tale of mental illness health and the cost of ignorance in the lone star state. Cover has pictures of second author Aaron Fette as child and early 20s with facial tattoos, and his grave stone
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jul 7
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.
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jul 4
🎆 Happy 4th of July from the SCP Team!
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jul 2
❓Do you judge a book 📘 by its cover? Be honest!

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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 30
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?
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 30
The longest sentence in literature is 823 words, found in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. (Yes, it’s grammatically correct.)

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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 28
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
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 25
👋 What's the one book you with you read again for the first time?
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 23
❓How many of you knew this? Be honest!
 #authorquestions #authorquestionsaturday #readers #readerschoice #readersgonnaread #readerscommunity #StoneyCreekPublishing
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 21
Writers, your greatest tool isn’t just your pen—it’s your curiosity.
Look closely, think deeply, and let the world around you inspire every page. 🌍🖊️
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 18
👂 What was the 1st audio book you listened to?
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Stoney Creek Publishing @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social · Jun 16
Who was Wiley Hubert? Thanks to Voices of Camptown, now we know. 
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We now know the story of Wiley Hubert
After years of meticulous research, Voices of Camptown reveals the long-buried stories of the Birthplace of Texas.
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