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Having worked in and around publishing since the mid-90s, I have seen the industry extend its reach further into our homes as self-publishing not only grew to meet demand but flourished. Thousands of writers, myself included, have chosen to grab hold of the reigns and control our own fate. Putting yourself and your message out into the world is a gift. Not everyone is comfortable with taking the leap, but knowledge really is power, and my greatest purpose in this life is to educate and empower.

One of the biggest hurdles aside from not knowing how to market your work, is the actual look and feel of your book. The process can seem daunting if you are new to the idea of publishing, but you do not have to go the journey alone. Take a look at the services I have available, then drop me a note. We’ll start a dialogue and see where your book can take you!

Pen in hand,
Ana Maria Selvaggio
Publisher/Owner
Editor-in-Chief, Kraft Paper Muse

"What we leave behind is not what is engraved on stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." - Pericles

NEW RELEASES

BILLY THE BEAR FINDS UNDERWEAR
Written by DJ Bowers, Illustrated by Renmeleon

Purchase here directly or now available at:

Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million

BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, book 2 in the Billy the Bear series releases November 2024!

THIS LITTLE PIGGY
Written & Illustrated by Renmeleon
Now available at:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble (ebook)
Books-a-Million

HOW TO DESIGN YOUR OWN SIGILS FOR EVERYDAY MAGIC: A PRACTICAL WORKBOOK
Written by Ana Maria Selvaggio
Now available at:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Hierophany & Hedge

UPCOMING FICTION

STALEMATE (novel), release 2024
Every family has their secrets. This family houses everyone else’s. Join Michael as he returns home to find his childhood, wasn’t as alone as he thought.
Current status: In beta reading and revisions.

ODONATIA (novel, working title), release 2025
An island in the mid-Atlantic is the keeper of secrets for its inhabitants and an outsider chasing the remnants of a 200-year old ghost.

HOUSE OF TEA AND PAPER (short story anthology)
Including The Junk Maiden, Crone. Ill Conceived

AUTHOR | ILLUSTRATOR (AS NOTED)

INSECT HAIKU
Originally published in 2013. Revising as a workbook, 2024.

THE OWL AND THE MERMAID
4th grade, Fall 2024 release.

A CAT NAMED PILLOW | A DOG NAMED SOCKS
Two-part series. Storyboarded, finishing illustrations. Spring 2024 release.

CLEMENTINE’S GARDEN
Revised and storyboarding. Character design finalized. Spring 2024 release.

SCARECROW’S NEW HAT
Storyboarding and character designs completed. Illustrations in progress. Fall 2024 release

GANOMIES (gah-no-mees aka gnomes)
Created as a support piece for a Kickstarter campaign for the Once Upon a Cause project. Storyboarded with illustrations for book and a companion deck underway. Ganomie Travel Play Kits now available in the shop.

I HAVE A GLASS
More of a workbook than a memoir, I Have a Glass explores the healing qualities of art through play and various projects compiled by a 25-year LE survivor and Advocate. Compiling.

UPCOMING FICTION FROM VAL MICHAEL SELVAGGIO

THE CORNELIUS CHRONICLES
REMNANT, book 1 - Status: Revisions
A centuries-old Church Inquisitor roams Europe in search of four artifacts that could change the fate of his order and the world. Seeking to protect their investment, the Church assigns him a bodyguard, a corrupted assassin that he made and abandoned in a previous life that has her own agenda.
DIVINITY, book 2 - TBA
UNTITLED, book 3 - TBA

OTHER WORK

KRAFT PAPER MUSE
Geared toward creatives who work toward merging the digital and analog sides of their lives into a more creative whole. The magazine is available for online viewing here. Originally released as a limited edition, handmade zine in 2006. January 2021's issue, Written, features an interview with author/illustrator Nick Bantock. Read free here or buy the limited print edition here.

BEYOND SLEEP & DREAMS, 2000-2003
Handmade zine, 7 staff writers. Interview with international best-selling author, Charles de Lint. Currently being converted for digital viewing.

THREE DOLLAR SQUIRREL
Writers zine. 2001-2006, 2013 (digital).

ACADEMIC | Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL
“How the Ottoman Empire Started”, Editor’s Choice Poetry Award, issue 5
“Unrecumbent”. Mixed media, issue 5
“M is for Museum Mammoth” Illustration, Editor’s Choice Award, issue 5
“Skyrooted”. Illustration, issue 6
“Dormant”. Macro photography, issue