February 2026 – Page 2 – Stories Rule Press

What Will Never Change at Stories Rule Press

5 February 2026 / Mark Posey

Publishing evolves. Tools change. Platforms come and go.
But some things at Stories Rule Press are non-negotiable.

Story comes first. Readers are respected. Authors are partners.

We don’t chase trends, we don’t play games with urgency, and we don’t let algorithms decide what gets published.

We believe in thoughtful growth, careful attention, and direct relationships with the people who actually read the books.

Because if it doesn’t serve the story, the author, and the reader—we don’t do it.

The Editing Queue Just Filled Up

4 February 2026 / Mark Posey

As of this week, my editing calendar is booked into March.

If you’ve been thinking, “I should probably get a quote…” — this is your nudge. Editing queues don’t fill in tidy rows; they arrive in waves, overlap, and shift. And once the calendar is full, the only honest answer for new clients is: your start date will be later than you hoped.

Getting on the schedule early doesn’t obligate you. It simply protects your timeline — before a finished manuscript runs out of time to become a better one.

Writing While the House Is On Fire

3 February 2026 / Mark Posey

Right now the to-do list is loud. Fulfill a 660%-funded Kickstarter. Edit other writers’ books. Run a publishing company. Market existing titles. Keep upcoming releases on track. And somewhere in there is a quiet little line that says: Write the next book.

That line is always the easiest to slide.

Because it doesn’t yell. It doesn’t send invoices. It doesn’t have shipping deadlines. It just waits — patiently — while everything else feels urgent.