Something ambitious is taking shape behind the scenes at Stories Rule Press. Four authors. Four carefully chosen books. One extraordinary collector’s edition project designed for readers who love beautiful books as much as unforgettable stories. We’re not revealing everything just yet—but this is one announcement you won’t want to miss.
In this new novelette, Cameron Cooper delivers a thought-provoking and emotionally resonant story that explores the fragile nature of memory—and what happens when it begins to fail on a broader scale.
This is not a story of sudden catastrophe, but of quiet erosion. As memories begin to slip and connections fade, the question becomes not just what is being forgotten—but who.
When I was twelve, I discovered both libraries and science fiction at the same time. The dusty anthologies, John Wyndham, and the town librarians who always knew exactly what I should read next opened an entire universe for me. For Librarian Day, a thank you to the people who quietly changed my life one book at a time.
Trends come and go. One month it’s a trope, a cover style, or a subgenre everyone is chasing; six months later, the industry has already sprinted off after the next shiny object like a Labrador with three tennis balls and no self-control. At Stories Rule Press, we’ve made a different choice. We pay attention to the market, but we don’t build our catalogue around trends. We start with the story—and whether it’s the kind of world a reader can disappear into and want to return to years later.
The first quarter of the year has disappeared in a blur of drafts, edits, releases and looming deadlines—business as usual at Stories Rule Press. Mark is deep into the next Thomas Billings thriller, Tracy is preparing new fiction and nonfiction releases, Taylen is starting an all-new fantasy series, and Cameron has another big-concept science fiction novel on the horizon. Different genres, different voices, same mission: story comes first. Always.
A hidden network of portals connects our world to another—and for generations, Veilwardens have kept them stable, invisible, and under control. But now the system is faltering. VEILBOUND by Taylen Carver is a standalone fantasy novel that opens the door to a much larger story.
Many new writers use the words revision and editing as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. Revision is where you reshape the story itself—rewriting scenes, adjusting structure, and strengthening the core narrative. Editing comes later, once the story works, and focuses on polishing the language so the manuscript reads clearly and smoothly.
One of the unexpected joys of running Stories Rule Press has nothing to do with computers, algorithms, or online stores. It’s the live markets. Standing behind a table of books and talking with readers face-to-face changes everything. Conversations happen, stories get discovered, and suddenly the solitary work of writing becomes something wonderfully human.
A lot of what keeps books moving never shows up on a product page. It happens quietly—through revisions, production passes, and careful attention to the details that make a book feel seamless when it finally reaches readers.
The Once and Future Hearts hardcover Kickstarter closed at 660% funded. That number isn’t just exciting — it’s enabling. Because of our readers, we’re not just printing books. We’re creating beautiful, permanent editions meant to last for decades. This project didn’t run on ads or algorithms. It ran on trust, shared love of story, and people who wanted something meaningful to exist.
