Location: United States
Member Since: Sep. 07, 2011

Beating Windward


Publisher info

Beating Windward Press, established in 2011 by Matt Peters, is an independent publisher of novels, short story collections, and non-fiction by emerging authors. We produce 5 to 10 titles a year and our books reflect the individual tastes of our staff - mostly mainstream fiction with a literary edge. Beating Windward offers books with distinct voices and perspectives that we hope brings pleasure, knowledge, and entertainment to our readers.

We call Orlando, Florida home, but our hearts are wherever the written word reigns.

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Website: http://www.BeatingWindward.com
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Boat Kid: How I Survived Swimming with Sharks, Being Homeschooled, and Growing Up on a Sailboat    by Melanie Neale
Price: $4.99 USD. 72520 words. Published by Beating Windward on January 12, 2013. .
“Boat Kid” is the engaging memoir of what it’s like to grow up aboard a sailboat. During the 1980s and 90s, Melanie’s family lived aboard a 47-foot sailboat, spending their summers along the US East Coast and their winters in the Bahamas. But the cruising life was not all fun in the sun. "Boat Kid" is the Middle Grades version (ages 9-15) of Melanie's "Boat Girl."
The Snuff Syndicate    by Keith Gouveia
Price: $3.99 USD. 54860 words. Published by Beating Windward on December 5, 2012. .
"The Snuff Syndicate" offers readers a unique look into the gritty world of bloodletting. Keith Gouveia’s novella strings together eight disparate stories of serial killers. As his novella unfolds, it reacts to and intersects more and more with stories by C.A. Burns, Kevin Cockle, Lorne Dixon, Giovanna Lagana, Mark Onspaugh, Gerald S. Parker, Marsheila Rockwell, & J. T. Seate.
Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love, & Fiberglass    by Melanie Neale
Price: $8.99 USD. 94660 words. Published by Beating Windward on September 29, 2012. .
“Boat Girl” is the heart-breaking memoir of what it’s like to grow up aboard a sailboat. Melanie paints a vivid picture of the trials and tribulations of family life aboard a sailboat without drowning the reader in the technical details of sailing. “Boat Girl” strikes a perfect balance between a coming of age story and a sea tale, enjoyable for boaters and land-lovers alike.
A Floating World: Stories    by Karen Best
Price: $5.99 USD. 46350 words. Published by Beating Windward on July 26, 2012. .
With A Floating World, Karen Best infuses mundane life with elements of the fantastic. From mermaids and sea serpents to deadly pin pricks and crying icons, these 13 stories stretch the boundaries of reality while exploring the search for answers where there are none.
Débrouillard    by Matt Peters
Price: Free! 5680 words. Published by Beating Windward on September 25, 2011. .
This is a short story about Kendall, a sailor stuck in Venezuela, who needs to figure out what to do now that the boat's captain has given up sailing and is flying back to the States. Does he find someone to help him sail the boat home or backpack around South America? And what's that third option he's too busy to notice?
Doc Voodoo: Aces & Eights    by Dale Lucas
Price: $6.99 USD. 67520 words. Published by Beating Windward on September 25, 2011. .
Harlem, 1926: The First World War is still known as The Great War. Jazz is new and always in the air. Booze is black market and the market is worth killing over. But Doc Voodoo is conjuring the Loas and getting horsed to maintain peace, prosperity, and autonomy for the residents of Harlem.


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