The story behind two authors, a growing fiction catalog, and a design practice built for independent authors and small presses.
Who We Are
Saille Tales Books publishes fiction from Richard Sutton and W.T. Durand and offers publication graphic design and marketing support to other indie authors.
Author & Designer
Richard Sutton is an author and a graphic designer. His fiction includes the Ancient/Historic series The Gift, On Parson’s Creek, The Gatekeepers, The Red Gate, and Troll, plus Packrat: A New Mexico Story.
His short stories have appeared in venues such as EFiction Magazine, and he writes regularly about craft, publishing, and book covers on the blog.
Co-Author
W.T. Durand is the co-author featured on this site. He wrote the novel Back to Santa Fe, published with links to Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and his work stands alongside Richard Sutton’s in the Saille Tales catalog.
Design Practice
Under the name Design Cents, Richard Sutton provides publication graphic design and marketing services for indie authors and small presses — book cover design projects, graphic design for publications, and marketing advice.
Our Focus
Saille Tales Books exists around indie publishing: writing fiction that reaches readers, and helping other authors get their own books out into the world with sound design and marketing support.
Beyond the novels, the site carries a writing blog on craft and the industry, a short-story and article collection including pieces from The Indie Curmudgeon, a reviewers page for requesting review copies, and a section for those who want to follow along.
At A Glance
| Title or service | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Back to Santa Fe | W.T. Durand | Novel promoted with links to Amazon and Barnes & Noble |
| On Parson’s Creek | Richard Sutton | New Roman-era series, listed in the catalog |
| The Gift | Richard Sutton | Ancient/Historic series |
| The Gatekeepers, The Red Gate, Troll | Richard Sutton | Additional fiction series in the catalog |
| Packrat: A New Mexico Story | Richard Sutton | Standalone story set in New Mexico |
| Design Cents | Richard Sutton | Publication graphic design and marketing for indie authors and small presses |
Pick up a title from the catalog, follow the writing blog, or get in touch about design work for your own book.