Dear friends, authors, supporters, and followers, Since we began in late 2019, we've weathered unprecedented and historic events--a pandemic and labor strikes called by WGA and SAG-AFTRA. These events have been game changers for many, both personally and professionally, ourselves included. It has been an enormous, expensive undertaking to try to pivot with every curveball we've had thrown at our small business, while summoning the energy and endurance for our personal life obligations.Team Hyenas is in the process of regrouping and streamlining in alignment with our original vision and purpose, and to that end, we've transferred ownership of our publishing ...

Here's the latest on the WGA strike and contract negotiations:We'll add links to trusted sources and news articles, placing the most recent information at the top. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/27/writers-guild-s-pr-strategy-beat-hollywood-bosses-for-148-dayshttps://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-deal-effect-on-movies-1235555524/https://deadline.com/2023/09/drew-carey-speaks-on-his-free-meals-for-writers-program-1235560841/ and https://deadline.com/2023/09/drew-carey-paying-meals-striking-writers-swingers-bobs-big-boy-1235557029/https://deadline.com/2023/09/wga-strike-officially-end-leaders-approve-tentative-deal-1235556919/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-strike-end-1235600992/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-deal-wga-studios-1235551531/YAY!! https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-tentative-agreementhttps://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-deal-close-1235554418/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-23-23https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-optimism-picket-lines-end-in-sight-1235554099/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-22-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-21-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-20-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-18-23https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/unmasking-the-amptp-1235591415/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-8-23https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/after-big-writer-suspensions-industry-braces-for-more-blows-1235585935/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-workers-evictions-rent-assistance-strikes-1235580178/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-strikes-earnings-impact-2023-1235581943/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sag-aftra-wga-strike-picket-line-accessibility-1235578409/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/on-the-line/late-night-writers-seize-the-dayhttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-8-24-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-8-22-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-8-18-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-8-11-23https://www.wgacontract2023.org/updates/bulletins/wall-street-grows-concerned-as-wga-warns-investors-about-strike-impactshttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/wga-amptp-negotiations-on-friday-august-11https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-8-4https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/a-reminder-on-that-amptp-playbookhttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/discussion-with-amptp-about-negotiationshttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/on-the-line/united-in-solidarityhttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/sag-aftra-strikehttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/why-we-strike-your-storieshttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/june-14-international-day-of-solidarity-with-the-wgahttps://www.wgacontract2023.org/updates/onwardhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/barack-obama-writers-strike-wga-1235501245https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/the-amptp-playbook-wont-workhttps://deadline.com/2023/05/wga-strike-social-media-writers-twitter-1235373765https://www.reuters.com/world/us/striking-hollywood-writers-lament-residuals-slide-2023-05-22https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/2023-upfronts-were-big-win-233000813.htmlhttps://deadline.com/2023/05/rep-katie-porter-wga-strike-labor-unions-corporations-1235365384https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/inevitable-foundation-emergency-relief-fund-wga-writers-strike-1235483875/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/wga-strike-update-may-8-2023OUR STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITYhttps://hahahip.com/blog/statement-of-solidarity/

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITYHyenas in Petticoats Entertainment stands in unwavering support of the joint efforts of the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, IATSE, and DGA calling for fair, future-facing contracts that respect and value every worker's skills and safety, on and off the screen. Although our little indie company is not yet a signatory of any union, we wholeheartedly acknowledge and sincerely appreciate that pre-union eligible workers and projects benefit from the hard work of the unions and the standards they set for the industry. In solidarity, we are observing the guidelines of the strikes, including no meetings, no pitches, no submissions, no ...

For Immediate Release:LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO—Los Angeles-based author and screenwriter James Moorer has co-written a self-help journaling workbook with Ohio author and motivational coach Aaron Silverman.The authors met years ago in Ohio, before they moved to opposite sides of the country. Silverman lived in New York for over 14 years, teaching high school and coaching AA division baseball. Moorer has spent the better part of a decade in LA, but the two have remained in close contact. They decided to collaborate during the strict quarantine months of 2020, combining their professional and personal experiences to help people reconnect with motivation lost during ...

For Immediate Release:LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO—Los Angeles-based author and screenwriter James Moorer has co-written a self-help journaling workbook with Ohio author and motivational coach Aaron Silverman."GO. BE. EPIC. A 21-Day Workbook & Journal to a More Fulfilling Life," includes 21 days of inspiring messages, goal setting charts, habit trackers, daily reflection, and journal pages to help readers MAKE 2023 EPIC!Go Be Epic is now available for preorder  at https://jamesmoorer.com/books and those who pre-order will get an exclusive invitation to the GO BE EPIC private facebook group.The journaling workbook will be available wherever books are sold on 01.01.23.============================================================hahahip.com@hahahippress@hahahyenas

For Immediate Release:LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO—Los Angeles-based author and screenwriter James Moorer has co-written a self-help workbook with Ohio author and motivational coach Aaron Silverman.The cover was revealed today on social media for the GO. BE. EPIC. A 21-Day Workbook & Journal to a More Fulfilling Life.  The workbook includes 21 days of inspiring messages, goal setting charts, habit trackers, daily reflection, and journal pages to help readers MAKE 2023 EPIC!Go Be Epic will be available wherever books are sold on 01.01.23, with pre-orders available soon. Those who pre-order will get an exclusive invitation to the GO BE EPIC private facebook group.Please ...

This week's featured author is screenwriter, producer, and soon-to-be director, James Moorer. His bestselling book, TWO FOR THE PAIN (book 1, Eddie Gideon Mysteries), debuted in the top on several genre lists, including a #1 New Release ranking!EXCERPT: "I'm thirty-eight, divorced, in good health, with no desire to bear any of the politically correct, hyphenated cultural distinctions that appear to be in fashion these days. I'm a Black man, plain and simple. I’ve been shot, beaten up, and threatened. But these are normal occurrences in the life of a private investigator." What is TWO FOR THE PAIN about?Well, in a nutshell, it's "Passing" ...

Drumroll please...Check out the new cover and the new book trailer for the second edition of  our bestselling anthology of women writers, THE STORIES OF SHE!To get the second edition, click here:To watch the trailer, click here:

For Immediate Release:LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO—Los Angeles-based author and screenwriter James Moorer recently signed a multi-book deal with independent publisher Hyenas in Petticoats Press.James Moorer is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, and motivational speaker. He mentors fellow writers as the Director of Writer Outreach & Diversity Initiatives for Roadmap Writers. Originally from Cleveland, he’s beloved by friends and colleagues for his pep talks on social media and his loyalty to The Ohio State University. He’s also the self-appointed San Fernando Valley pancake expert.Moorer is elated about the partnership. “When I saw the cover redesign, I teared up. I’m an over-fifty writer of color. ...

Congratulations to Jenifer B. Stockdale on the successful online premiere of RED FEVER last night! The short film is based on her short story of the same title in "The Stories of She" anthology (Hyenas in Petticoats Press 2020).The audience agreed: so mysterious and soooo creeeepy.Watch it on YouTube!