About Us

Jay A. Hartman, CEO/Editor-in-Chief,
jhartman@mistimedia.com

Jay A. Hartman is a 30+ year veteran of the publishing industry, with experience in both selling and producing ebook and print media. He started as a Waldenbooks store manager in Brunswick, Georgia, and was previously the Content Editor for KnowBetter.com, one of the Internet’s oldest sites reporting on ebooks and epublishing. Jay and his site partner at the time were hired by Random House and Simon & Schuster to provide statistical data when both publishing houses were building their ebook divisions.

In addition to his years of writing material for KnowBetter, Jay graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Literature and has worked in the retail management sector for over 30 years. Early in his career he was an on-air journalist for WVFS radio in Florida, and writer for the Florida Flambeau newspaper.

Jay would later found publishing house Untreed Reads, serving as its Editor-in-Chief for 13 years before making the decision to leave after the company was acquired by another entity.

Jay is known as a respected innovator in the ebook industry—constantly ahead of the curve. Because of his expertise and instincts, he is a regular speaker and interviewed expert on ebooks and all things in the ebook industry—at conferences in person and online.

With his love of literature and his knowledge of all aspects of the ebook industry, he is an author’s best friend in this industry. Because of his background and his nature, instead of doing what most companies do and building a business on what they “think” a customer wants, he listens to the customer and gives them not only what they want now, but anticipates what the customer will want 10 years from now—and gives it to them now. He takes an “authors first” approach to the world of publishing, knowing that if the authors are successful then the publishing house will be as well.

Jay and his husband have been together 20 years, and live with their son/dog, Zeke, in the glittering city of Las Vegas.

Jay is available for speaking, panel discussions and interviews.

Walt Boyes, Editor-at-Large, Co-Editor for Nazca Press
wboyes@mistimedia.com

From 2016 to 2022 Walt served as Editor of the alternate history magazine, The Grantville Gazette and as Editor-in-Chief of Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press where he edited more than 100 books of alternate history, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction. He served Top of the World Publishing, along with Joy Ward, as SFF/Alternate History Editors for their Novus Mundi Publishing imprint until the imprint was sold. He is a principal with Spitzer and Boyes LLC. He is a Life Fellow of the International Society of Automation, a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control, a Chartered Measurement and Control Technologist, and a past member of the Association of Professional Futurists. From 2003 to 2013 Walt was Editor-in-Chief of Control magazine, and from 2014 he has been Editor and Publisher of the Industrial Automation and Process Control INSIDER. Walt “pays it forward” as Vice President and Director of The Heinlein Society.


Sandra Murphy, Editor-at-Large, Editor for Sandra Murphy Presents
smurphy@mistimedia.com

Sandra Murphy is a voracious reader, especially of mysteries and thrillers, and has written reviews for Kings River Life ezine since 2012. Her own short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen, Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock, and Black Cat Magazine, as well as in anthologies. Her collection, From Hay to Eternity, contains ten tales of crime and deception.

She’s considered a subject matter expert (SME) on all things animal, whether pets, domestic, wildlife, exotics, and marine life. Under the pen name of Avery Mack, she’s a SME for eco-friendly topics. She’s written for Animal Wellness, Equine Wellness, Feline Wellness, Natural Awakenings, The Honest Kitchen, The Cat Site, and more. For four years, she was editor of The Leash, a print newsletter for a therapy dog group. Since 2008, she’s been the editor of the Writers and Publishers Network monthly newsletter.

In her pre-writing life, she worked at a high-end men’s clothing store and sold suits and accessories to business owners, restauranteurs, community leaders, and mobsters. A job as a supervisor for Teamster truck drivers and dock hands gave her the skills to keep her imaginary friends in check—most of the time.
Stray dogs and cats make their way to her door and announce they’re moving in—and do. She’s a pushover for a furry sob story.
Find her on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Instagram. She’s far from an expert but is an enthusiastic poster.

Joy Ward, Editor-at-Large, Co-Editor for Nazca Press
jward@mistimedia.com

Joy has been a published author and editor for over twenty-five years. She has written and edited nonfiction and fiction.

Joy was an editor for Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire and wrote a number of stories for the imprint. Later she was an editor at Untreed Reads and Top of the World Publishing. She was Interview Editor for Galaxy’s Edge magazine. In the nonfiction world, she was also an editor for other publications including Commerce Magazine and Government Review Magazine.

Joy has written or co-authored a number of books including Haint; A Tale of Extraterrestrial Intervention and Love Across Time and Space; Dogs and Dragons; Conversations from the Edge—a collection of interviews with science fiction greats; Interviews from the Ark, and edited several anthologies with Eric Flint and Walt Boyes.

She spent several years as the Dogster for Love of Dog Blogger. Her blog was voted one of the best animal blogs internationally.

She has been a consumer psychologist researching a broad array of subjects. Her research covered everything from abortion to jewelry buying.

Contact Us

General inquiries and questions
general@mistimedia.com
702-701-0621
Agented Submissions
Jay Hartman, jhartman@mistimedia.com

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror Submissions
Walt Boyes, wboyes@mistimedia.com
Joy Ward, jward@mistimedia.com

Never-Before Published Authors, Debut Authors
Sandra Murphy, smurphy@mistimedia.com

All Other Submissions
submissions@mistimedia.com

For additional content questions, submission guidelines and the website
Jay A. Hartman, Editor-in-Chief, jhartman@mistimedia.com

For publicity, interview (for Jay or authors) and review questions and suggestions
Jay A. Hartman, Editor-in-Chief, jhartman@mistimedia.com

Please send requests for review copies to Jay Hartman at the address listed above. Be sure to indicate the format you’d like to receive and the URL of your review website or publication.

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