Skip to content

SWEET SUCCESS

Sweet Success for Fleur Bradley

Three cheers for Fleur Bradley! Her guide to writing mysteries for kids and teens, GET A CLUE: HOW TO PLOT, WRITE, AND SELL YOUR MG OR […]

Sweet Success for Emily Gist

Congratulations to Emily Gist on her recent release! FAÇADES is a YA dystopian sci-fi novella that explores the literal and metaphorical masks we wear. It […]

Sweet Success for Jeff Schmoyer

Such delicious news! TOASTED: A SNACK-SIZED MYSTERY WEDDING, the fifth book in Jeff Schmoyer’s foodie amateur-sleuth series, is now ready for consumption. ABOUT THE BOOK:  […]

Sweet Success for Susan K. Smith

Congratulations to Susan K. Smith on the release of THE MISSING INGREDIENTS, the first book in the Jane’s Buns Mysteries. This upbeat series celebrates aspirational […]

Sweet Success for Pam McCutcheon

More happy news for Pam McCutcheon! She is happy to announce that she and Michael Waite have received the rights back to their writing brainstorming […]

Sweet Success for Pam McCutcheon

Yay for this great news! Pam McCutcheon is happy to announce that, after getting her rights back, she has updated her book for writers, WRITING […]

Sweet Success for Darby Karchut

Darby Karchut’s THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS (contemporary MG novel set in southern Colorado) recently won the 2025 Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award. This […]

Sweet Success for Judy Spoon Ertel

Congratulations to Judy Spoon Ertel on her latest release, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE DEAD (October, WestBow Press). This is the fourth book in […]

Sweet Success for Mike Torreano

Congratulations to Mike Torreano on his latest release, THE RETURN (Western historical fiction, September 2025, Code Publishing). Reviewers call the story’s “…blend of grit, danger, […]

Sweet Success for Darby Karchut

Darby Karchut’s THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS (contemporary MG novel set in southern Colorado) recently won the Women Writing the West 2025 WILLA Literary […]

Sweet Success for Derek Lowstuter

Congratulations to Derek Lowstuter! His book, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF OF AFRICA, was named the 2025 Nonfiction Book of the Year by the Colorado Authors […]

Sweet Success for Gwynne Stanker

Yippee! Gwynne Stanker’s novel, DARK MOUNTAIN, is a Gold Rush Award finalist in the 2025 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers.   ABOUT THE BOOK  Ida Jane […]

Sweet Success for Debbie Burke

Congratulations to Debbie Burke on her latest release, THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY-HOW TO CREATE VILLAINS READERS LOVE TO HATE (Media Management, LLC, July 2025). ABOUT THE […]

Sweet Success for J.D.R. Hawkins

J.D.R. Hawkins is pleased to announce the recent publication of her new book, FOOL’S GOLD FOLLY. This is a side story to accompany her Renegade […]

Sweet Success for Darby Karchut

Darby Karchut’s THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS (contemporary MG novel set in southern Colorado) is a finalist for both the 2025 High Plains Book […]

Sweet Success for Bowen Gillings

Congratulations to Bowen Gillings on his latest release, OVERSTUFFED LUNCHBOX: A BUNCH OF BITE-SIZED (June 2025). This collection of short stories and novellas both old […]

Sweet Success for J. Claire

Claire is happy to announce the recent release of her book of poetry, REVELRY (May 1 from Red Poet Publishing). A poetic voyage of heart, […]

Sweet Success for Darby Karchut

Yippee skippy happy news! Darby Karchut’s Middle Grade contemporary, THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS, recently won the 2025 Western Writers of America’s Spur Award […]

Sweet Success for Terence Robinson

Here’s some great news! Terence Robinson is pleased to announce the release of his debut novel, THE MAFIA’S TELEPHONE COMPANY: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY […]

Sweet Success for Gwynne Stanker

Congratulations to Gwynne Stanker on her recent short story release: Night of the Cheetah (Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine) ABOUT THE STORY  Eleven-year-old American Asia Jefferson’s […]

Sweet Success for Fleur Bradley

Congratulations to Fleur Bradley! Her middle-grade short story The Ghost of Bigfoot, set in Rocky Mountain National Park, recently released in the National Park-themed anthology S’More Spooky […]

Sweet Success is coordinated by Darby Karchut who is an award-winning author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. A proud native of New Mexico, she now lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where she runs in blizzards and bikes in lightning storms. 

Share Your Success!

Have you recently released a book or have one coming soon? Inked a publishing contract? Landed a literary agent? Won an award? Other amazing happenings? We’d love to celebrate you! Click here and send us all the details.

Need More? Check out the Archive!