Why a Blind Man Started a Publishing House

A closeup of an open book with fanned pages, on a warm, amber-colored backdrop, featuring the logo for Oleb Books.

By Belo Miguel Cipriani

I learned to be a writer by being around other writers. Through workshops offered through the San Francisco literary nonprofit Litquake, Meetup.com, and Craigslist, I met other people who had stories to tell and, like myself, were eager to pen their first book. It was at one of those early writing classes that I learned about graduate writing programs, and decided to make the two-year commitment to being a full-time student.

In grad school, I learned how to take in criticism, as well as to write under deadlines. I also discovered I do my best writing in the morning and that poetry does not come to me as easy as prose. Continue reading “Why a Blind Man Started a Publishing House”