Sydney Frusti | Author & Creative Mind

Category: Publishing

  • Poinsettia for success + good cheer

    Today is the day—book launch is here! This post contains affiliate links, which means clicking links in the post may earn me a commission at no extra cost to you. Read my affiliate disclosure here. Greetings Lore Keepers, one and all! To say I’ve been anticipating this day for a long time doesn’t really capture the…

  • Ready, Set… Book Launch!

    I have some exciting news—my first novel has an official launch date! Lily’s Passage will be available for purchase in October 2025, just in time for Christmas. All those long years of writing, rewriting, fundraising, planning, dreaming are about to see their fruit. And I couldn’t have kept on without the love and encouragement from…

  • Acceptable Conformity

    Someone called my book cover generic. Here’s why I’m okay with that. I’m a chronic nonconformist. The worst insult someone could have given me growing up was that I was just like everybody else. (Let’s face it—that’s still the most stinging statement to receive in my adult life.) I loved rubrics in school because they…

  • Purpose in the Holding Pattern

    I don’t care for flying. Motion sickness aside, I hate the feeling of being out of control of my circumstances. Though I may trust the pilot, my instincts tell me I should be where my feet could run from danger. But there’s no running on a plane. And sometimes, the aircraft doesn’t land when it’s…

  • Teatime Reflections on Writing and Agriculture

    I’ve been a little scarce lately. This is not because I haven’t been writing. Quite the contrary—I’ve been up to my ears in projects. Aside from the general hubbub of the holidays, here’s what I’ve been up to the past couple months: 2024 is the year I plan to get published. When I sent my…

  • Keeping an Indie Soul in a Pop World

    I love indie music. There’s something special about finding an artist who’s relatively unknown and connecting with their message. Sure, sometimes it sounds a bit rough or unpolished, but that honesty and grittiness is what draws me to the genre in the first place. There’s no pretense because there’s no pressure from a big label…