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About Michelle Garren-Flye

Michelle Garren-Flye is the owner of The Next Chapter Books & Art, editor of The Next Chapter Literary Magazine, a multi-published author of romance, children’s books and poetry. In 2021 she was named the Heart of the Pamlico Poet Laureate. Her most recent projects include UnSong, a book of illustrated poetry, HourGlass, an adult comic book based on her poetry, and 100 Warm Days of Haiku, an illustrated book of haiku. For more information, visit http://michellegflye.com.

How to be a Bookmaker

By Michelle Garren-Flye|2025-04-15T18:00:59-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: books, publishing, self-publishing, The Next Chapter Literary Magazine|

I often get questions about getting published. My answer? I have no clue. I'm definitely not an expert. I admit I'm sometimes a little surprised when I look at my backlist. I have a lot of published books. And I've learned a lot about how to publish them. I know how to format a manuscript,