Author: Reach Your Apex

I own and operate Apex Publications (ApexBookCompany.com) and Apex Magazine.

  • Reach Your Apex 2025 and beyond!

    As you might have noticed, Reach Your Apex has been cooling its heels the last few months. My publishing venture, Apex Book Company, has picked up considerable steam and was monopolizing my time and energy. I felt that I was not giving the attention that RYA students, instructors, and users deserved. The hope was that…

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  • Snap Judgment #11 Replay

    Apex Magazine is excited to present SNAP JUDGMENT Episode 11 of our rapid-fire, live-streaming critique series. Every quarter, industry professionals Lesley Conner, Rebecca E Treasure, and a special guest offer live feedback on the first pages of anonymous submissions, which are read aloud by our host and narrator. We are pleased to announce that our…

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  • Snap Judgment Episode 11 this Thursday

    Apex Magazine is excited to present SNAP JUDGMENT Episode 11 of our rapid-fire, live-streaming critique series.  Every quarter, industry professionals Lesley Conner, Rebecca E Treasure, and a special guest offer live feedback on the first pages of anonymous submissions, which are read aloud by our host and narrator. We are pleased to announce that our…

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  • Instructor Profile-Premee Mohamed

    Premee Mohamed

    Premee Mohamed shared a great personal anecdote when I asked her about Reach Your Apex creating her instructor profile. As a junior high student, she was on several episodes of a local kids’ quiz show called “Hi-Q!” Somehow, I became even more impressed with Premee. Around these parts, we know Premee as one of the…

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  • Our Video On Demand Library Grows!

    One feature we’re proud of bringing to our students are the video on demand webinars. On demand webinars are one to two hour lectures about a particular topic from a subject matter expert (usually a professional writer with teaching experience). When you purchase any of these videos, you will be able to download an MP4…

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  • Instructor Profile – Marie Vibbert

    Marie Vibbert isn’t just an author and Reach Your Apex instructor. According to the biography on her website, she’s been a medieval squire, ridden 17% of the roller coasters in the United States, and has been a defensive lineman for the Cleveland Fusion women’s tackle football team. She also has a varied and impeccable sense…

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  • Snap Judgment #10 replay

    Snap Judgement is a quarterly live stream featuring three professional editors who offer feedback on the first page (up to 250 words) on unpublished genre short stories submitted by Apex Magazine subscribers and Patreon backers.

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  • FOR WRITERS: The Art of Narrative Momentum

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    Moneyball by Michael Lewis provides a great study in something I think of as ‘narrative momentum’, an important facet to writing a compelling story.

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  • FOR WRITERS: Six Tips for Writing Better Book Reviews

    Writing better book reviews isn’t difficult. Here are six easy ways to improving your reviewing technique.

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