Elysian Fields Press, LLC

07/18/2021

How do you brainstorm characters' backstories? Ideas here: https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-a-killer-backstory/

09/10/2019

Legendary Locals of New Orleans, by Edward J. Branley, Arcadia Publishing. available at all the usual suspects. Signed copies available from https://www.elysianfieldspress.com/shop

09/09/2019

1890: "Landscape painting of old woman driving a horsedrawn cart down a dirt road while ducks look on. Oil on canvas." Artist: Andres Molinary. University of New Orleans: Ogden Museum of Southern Art

09/02/2019

Writers come from many places, and this is my adventure. This blog sets out to inspire people to start writing and to keep on writing

08/18/2019

Wendell Pierce is one of the Legendary Locals of New Orleans!

08/16/2019

"New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line" - Arcadia Books. Available at local (New Orleans) bookstores like Octavia Books and Blue Cypress books, Walgreens drugstores, and the usual suspects online. Signed copies available from http://ow.ly/vdvG50vylrh

07/19/2019

TOMORROW!
I have the privilege of speaking at a Writer's Clinic at the Jefferson Parish Public Library (East Bank Regional Branch):
Saturday Writers’ Clinic – Free of charge

Saturday, July 20, 2019
East Bank Regional Library
4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie

Part One – Tech Talk
9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
“The Importance of Author Websites” with Ed Branley

Author and techie Ed Branley talks to writers about the importance of author websites. He’ll discuss many elements of a good website, including some of the following information.

· Try to use your name as the domain name for your website. This makes it easy for fans trying to seek you out through search engines.
· Make sure the design is appropriate to your subject matter. Have a look at your site and see if you can answer these questions; will people know what you write straight away? Is the tone, attitude and mood of the site relevant to your ideal reader?
· You may want to think about including a sample book chapter. Viewers who haven’t yet read your books can then get an understanding of your writing and (hopefully) will be enticed to see what happens next. However, if you’re a traditionally published author, you may want to check with your publisher before doing this.
· Include an email sign up/subscribers page. New and old fans can then receive updates and news about upcoming events on your site.
He’ll also talk about software that is easy to use for authors.

A former high school history teacher turned computer consultant and trainer, Branley was born just north of Boston. His family moved to New Orleans when he was two, and he's called metro NOLA home ever since. Educated at Brother Martin High School in Gentilly, he also holds a B.A. in Secondary Education from the University of New Orleans. Branley taught at Redeemer High School before opening his own computer consulting business.
He is the author of six books on New Orleans and two young adult novels.

07/17/2019

I've been archiving kitty pics this week, so I dd that thing where you zip up every blessed thing you've ever posted to the Book of Zucker. Came across this photo. Being double-billed with this horrible, evil woman was the low point of my writing career.

07/11/2019

The Power Of Pictures: 4 Ways To Make Your Stories More Emotional :: VSP #1

Learn four ways to use “the power of pictures” to solve Story problems or get a strong start on a new project! Guest: Brian McDonald (Disney, Pixar).

07/04/2019

Ferryboat "New Camellia" at West End, New Orleans, late 1800s. Ferry service ran from West End, across Lake Pontchartrain, to Madisonville. New Orleanians got out to West End via excursion train service from Canal Street. The route was electrified in the 1890s.

07/03/2019

Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau leading the Eureka Brass Band in a second line in front of the Presbytere (French Quarter). Undated; likely late 50s/early 60s (Pavageau passed in 1969). More jazz greats in my book, "New Orleans Jazz"

https://elysianfieldspress.com/product/new-orleans-jazz-branley/

07/02/2019

I'm speaking at the Jefferson Parish Library (EBR) later this month on websites for authors. I'm working with the notion of authors using the "network" feature of WordPress to create separate sites for books/series under the same domain.